The Multi-Billion-Dollar Piracy Industry with Tom Galvin

Piracy of creative works like motion pictures, TV shows, music, and live sports is a vast and growing criminal enterprise. In its latest report, Digital Citizens Alliance estimates the combined advertising and subscription revenue generated by piracy is at least $2.34 billion annually. Meanwhile, in addition to its ill-effects on the creators whose works are pirated and the online advertising ecosystem, piracy plays a key role in fostering other forms of cyber crime.

Read "Breaking Bad(s)" report here.

Episode Contents

• 1:52 – Breaking Bad(s) Report Overview
• 4:05 – Ad and subscription supported piracy
• 6:49 – The online advertising ecosystem.
• 8:49 – Some successful mitigation since 2014.
• 11:14 – The downsides of piracy for brands.
• 15:10 – Major brands found were Amazon, Facebook, & Google.
• 18:01 – It is possible to do something.
• 19:24 – Advertiser pressure to get ad tech to clean up its act.
• 21:09 – Dangers to the consumer.
• 27:13 – Why aren’t the hazards deterrents?
• 30:30 – Drive-by malware.
• 32:07 – Piracy is a vertical for broader criminal enterprise.
• 33:26 – What about solutions.
• 37:33 – Even if you don’t care about copyright owners…
• 40:30 – Intersection with disinformation campaigns?