Adult business advice / general question

Bill · 2010-06-10, 05:59 AM

Kinda hard to say what you could use it for.

We've seen similar things over the years, sadly, mostly in the context of "wow look at all this free porn we collected we oughta be able to sell it.". Hence the tendency to immediately compare what you've done to similar earlier projects.

Using it as a device to track down stolen IP suggests itself, but these days there would be more interest in tracking stolen video.

The current 'problems to be solved' affecting the industry dont immediately suggest how you could legally monetize such a database if you are thinking of it as a database of content.

but maybe there are aspects of it that could be used for something. something that doesn't immediately leap to mind lol.

InfoGuy · 2010-06-11, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill

Using it as a device to track down stolen IP suggests itself, but these days there would be more interest in tracking stolen video.

I would agree that IP protection, especially that of video content would be the most logical application for your database. Have you been indexing video content as well as images? Is it possible to match original videos in .WMV or .MPG to converted .FLV videos uploaded to illegal tube sites? Can optical character recognition be used to read watermarks embedded into images/videos and identify content owners?

Perhaps, your database can be filtered for certain terms indicating piracy (i.e. torrents, warez, Rapidshare, etc.) and content owners can be alerted when their images/videos are posted. A service offering quick, automated and accurate information on pirated content would be very helpful in battling piracy.

2010-06-10, 05:59 AM	#1
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	Kinda hard to say what you could use it for. We've seen similar things over the years, sadly, mostly in the context of "wow look at all this free porn we collected we oughta be able to sell it.". Hence the tendency to immediately compare what you've done to similar earlier projects. Using it as a device to track down stolen IP suggests itself, but these days there would be more interest in tracking stolen video. The current 'problems to be solved' affecting the industry dont immediately suggest how you could legally monetize such a database if you are thinking of it as a database of content. but maybe there are aspects of it that could be used for something. something that doesn't immediately leap to mind lol.