Ganador, the co-producer/co-creator/co-whatever of an upcoming series of Second Life porn videos called "Peach Fuzz",
revealed his plan to prevent the Internets from seeing the final product. The journal entry is reposted in its entirety below for the lazy (and just in case he decides to delete it):
i need to take this opportunity to explain our identification method, as my lawyer requested.
this is being handled by an experienced adult film lawyer. who is treating this 3d cartoon porn no different than any of the real life human porn from the many years past. to him there isnt any difference.
upon ordering one of our videos, a customer must provide their home mailing adress (we wont accept p.o. boxes). this adress holder will be held legally responsible if there are copyright infringements. peach fuzz is legally protected under title 17, sections 501 and 506.
once the request for a film is made, we re-render a brand new copy that will have several "markers" hidden within the film in many places. for example if "roger fox" orders a copy, i will make a new rener that will have a certain clock on the wall in one particular scene, and a little crab way in the backround of another. etc...
if rogerfox decides to make a copy to hand to his next door neighbor, there isnt much we can do. just dont upload it online anywhere, because if we find it, we download it, watch the film, and the film will tattle tail to us which customer it was sold to. even with me explaining exactly how we are doing this, there is no way round it. you wont know how many signs there are, what is or what isnt a sign, where they are, or when they are, how many they are.
lets say two people each buy a film, and work to clip them together to make one film, using scenes from both copies.... both customers end up in court. one at a time O.o
i dont suggest tsting this, if you do i cannot stop you, and at that point, this offending customer will then be contacted by my lawyer, if they cant be reached or found, then a federal agent will do the contacting. and whichever state the offender resides in, will be the on that pays for the fees of our flight and court processing. both opius and i, my lawyer, and an agent, will be present in court. and if the offender is not 24 years of age, the united states will not recognize them as financially independant, so their parent or guardian will need to be present. in the end it wont b a negotiation. the agent will have the evidence that the video was reposted, and a fine will be incurred.
this is not a joke, and i have done this before. i know for sure that some poor guy is gonna call my bluff, i feel kinda bad for that person but it will be necessary. because i promise that after that first event occurs and they end up with a fine (there will not be warning letters, CND's of any kind, just an aperance in court face to face, and a fine) then no one will repeat it. i promise you that ;)
this happened once before. someone who i wont name, offended my copyright, and since the poor kid was only 18, his parents ended up with the minimum 700 usd fine. im sure he had a serious talking to when he got home.
people dont realize that simply writing "copyright me" in the corner of your art doesnt mean anything. not since the late 1970's.
Peach Fuzz has been legally registered with my lawyer and notary. the same two people who worked with me during my time as an adult actor in real life.
in accordance with the amednmant of the DMCA, it is now also possible that whichever server owner or website that displays or hosts the copyright offense, can also be subject to a liability. i will send a courtesy letter to a couple of sites, to give them the chance to protect themselvs ahead of time from being deemed responsible in part or in whole.
again this is not some DMCA registry. offenders will not be "persued". this is a film copyright under title 17. that means with or without monetary gain. offenders will receive a summons, not a CND letter.
if a customer living within the united states, canada, the united kingdom, or australia, offends the copyright, this will be a simple series of events like i explained. and i am not required to apear in court. my lawyer has the right to represent me and will be present with a federal agent.
if someone who resides outside of those places, not much i can do then, only the DMCA can handle that.
this is not a debate on whether piracy is ok, or a debate on the definition of piracy. im not here to discuss peoples various opinions on the subjct. this is me, laying it down for people. explaining how this works. this isnt a negotiation.
the plain simple fact is: we are working hard to make these cupcakes, if you wanna take one from our table, i have to ask you to pay for it ;)
and i hope you in turn love the flavor!
people who want it will come and buy it. peach fuzz tries to have something for everyone. but we dont play salesman, we dont seek custsomrs, customers seek us :)
i dont mean to sound stern or anything, people who know me know im a nice guy X.x;
i just needed to get serious for a moment to explain all the math and legal crap. i prefered keeping our identification method a secret, but my lawyer says im required to make a public anouncement of some kind. otherwise im required to place a copy of the explanation on every single film we sell. i hope people actually READ the fbi warning at the begining of a movie ;)
blah blah blah legal crap i HATE typing this stuff x.x
i really hope people have been enjoying the stuff we have been coming up with. we have been trying really hard to come up with stuff for everyone out there. not just the usual "foxs and wolves". not that theres anything wrong with foxes and wolves, just that i think we need to be eclectic.
if people have any questions they can contact opius or i directly :)
