'Tor and Bitcoin Hinder Anti-Piracy Efforts' (torrentfreak.com)

An anonymous reader writes: A new report published by the European Union Intellectual Property Office identifies a wide range of 'business models' that are used by pirate sites. The organization, which announced a new collaboration with Europol this week, signals Bitcoin and the Tor network as two key threats to ongoing anti-piracy efforts. According to the research, several infringing business models rely on encryption-based technologies. The Tor network and Bitcoin, for example, are repeatedly mentioned as part of this "shadow landscape." "It more and more relies on new encrypted technologies like the TOR browser and the Bitcoin virtual currency, which are employed by infringers of IPR to generate income and hide the proceeds of crime from the authorities," the report reads.

Comments

Re:Sharing is a business now?

[dnaumov]

No one I know has ever paid money for pirated media. That's kind of the entire point. What is this drivel about business models?

Advertising and/or malware distribution. Don't be dense.

Re:Sharing is a business now?

[AmiMoJo]

Speaking of the obvious, this would be more interesting if they just admitted that trying to stop pirate sites is impossible and artists should just try to compete by offering a better product.