Publishers of digital content who are truly concerned about piracy use micro-licenses and digital fingerprints to track the initial downloads of their content. Pirated content has an original origin. With unique fingerprints embedded in each licensed download, tracing pirated copies back to the original licensee is pretty easy and far more cost effective.
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Well put...thank you for calling this issue out...
Micro-Licensing & Digital Fingerprints Might Be In Order
Publishers of digital content who are truly concerned about piracy use micro-licenses and digital fingerprints to track the initial downloads of their content. Pirated content has an original origin. With unique fingerprints embedded in each licensed download, tracing pirated copies back to the original licensee is pretty easy and far more cost effective.