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A Reader-Friendly Way to Fight eBook Piracy
Visual Explainer
How it works
eBook has invisible
watermark containing a
Bitcoin private key
embedded
Pirate purchases and makes
eBook available for
download
“Bounty hunter”
(Downloader) finds it and
claims financial reward
Pirate is identified and
publisher is notified
Product catalogue
Customer purchases via direct sales website
Customer can download purchase in desired format (no
proprietary reader or “unlocking” actions required)
Imperceptible Watermark
• Embedded in eBook content• Doesn’t affect legitimate users
Pirated eBook uploaded to download site
• General sites E.g. The Pirate Bay, Kickasstorrents, http://gen.lib.rus.ec/, http://www.freebookspot.es/
Upload downloaded file
Bounty hunter uploads suspected file at http://extract.privateer.xyz/
File analysis
File is searched for watermark with embedded key
Key extraction
Bitcoin private key is extracted from watermarked file and can be claimed
or donated to charity
Redeem bounty
• Bounty hunter claims via the site using Bitcoin address (or that of their choice of charity)
• Or… Import into Bitcoin wallet
Direct claim
Bounty hunter enters Bitcoin address and transaction is automatically
generated
Direct claim transaction
Alerts dashboard
Displays infringements when bounty within pirated eBook is claimed
Thank You.
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