![]() “Most notably and problematically for the music industry, Discord has rapidly become an underground marketplace for the distribution and crowd funding of stolen, unreleased or prerelease content, through so-called ‘Group Buys’. This also includes pre-release content that is occasionally sold through the platform. Discordĭiscord is seen as a serious concern because there are several servers, often private, where people share pirated music. Shutting down servers, groups, subreddits and channels where pre-release content is shared, should be a top priority. IFPI discusses several platforms in more detail, stressing that the operators should do more to prevent piracy. Groups of pirates often share links to external cyberlockers such as Dbree and Onlyfiles that don’t respond to takedown requests. This content isn’t necessarily stored by these ‘social’ platforms. However, it has seen an emergence of platforms where pirates exploit these services to share infringing content in recent years. The music industry group notes that social media can also be beneficial to artists. “Although there are huge numbers of services that infringe our members’ rights, due to the grave economic harm caused by pre-release piracy, the services mentioned above – Discord, Reddit, and Telegram – are considered enforcement priorities for the music industry and are a particular focus in this submission,” IFPI writes. Platforms such as Discord, Reddit and Telegram are often used to share and sell pre-release content, which is a top concern. IFPI Flags Top Piracy ProblemsĪccording to IFPI, a group of social media platforms and messenger services have become increasingly problematic. However, another category of platforms is seen as an even bigger enforcement challenge. Not surprisingly, the list of problematic sites and services includes YouTube rippers, direct download sites, cyberlockers, and torrent sites. The report then continues with examples of concrete threats. This includes economic harm affecting investments in the industry and talent development. IFPI submitted a 36-page document that begins by highlighting the harm piracy does to the music industry. This includes the music industry group IFPI, which represents roughly 8,000 music companies around the world. The third iteration of the EU watchlist will be published towards the end of the year and several interested parties have already submitted their nominations. As in the US, it relies on stakeholder groups to nominate several problematic sites and services for inclusion. This ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List’ is put together by the European Commission. Following the example of the United States, the EU started publishing its very own piracy watchlist a few years ago.
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