Internet Content Tracking

Tracking Internet Piracy

BayTSP provides Internet tracking, monitoring and enforcement notification services to help our customers effectively combat the illegal distribution and use of their intellectual property on P2P and public networks.

Online Tracking

When digital content is pirated, BayTSP can locate and identify the individuals who are posting and sharing that content and assist the copyright holders in having the content removed from the Internet.

One way BayTSP is able to detect these individuals is through a system called EarlyPropagator. EarlyPropagator identifies one of the first individuals who leak unauthorized content onto the Internet. When the leak has been validated, the system monitors all subsequent downloads. Clients have used the EarlyPropagator system to establish damages resulting from unauthorized leaks and this evidence has resulted in several prosecutions and convictions.

BayTSP’s approach begins with patent-pending search technology that monitors peer-to-peer networks, Usenet groups, public FTP sites, auction sites and Internet Relay Chat (IRC) channels for individuals offering specific intellectual property for download. The files are checked against reference copies to confirm that they are pirated versions.

CIMS: Flexible Notice Sending & Reporting

CIMS allows clients to review individual infringements or establish automated processes that direct the system to send DMCA-compliant takedown notices to the video hosting site.

Clients have access to automated reporting capabilities to monitor and report on the progress of infringement removal. The database is accessible worldwide and reports can be generated by any metric to track reduction progress including infringement results by title, country, ISP, and location found.

In addition, each BayTSP client has a personal Customer Service Manager (CSM) who works with them to refine the monitoring and enforcement service to attain maximum effectiveness.

Evidence Download Packages

BayTSP offers a separate service that downloads evidence packages that can be used for potential litigation. Each package typically includes a copy of the infringing video downloaded from the hosting site and information on the individual who posted it.

This report and disk are sent to the client, a technical lab, or a legal firm as determined by the client’s preferences. Packages are prepared with “chain of evidence” documentation and shipped by courier or overnight delivery.

Litigation Support Services

One of the most effective aspects of BayTSP’s technology is its dependability. Evidence collected by BayTSP has supported several successful civil prosecutions. BayTSP can also provide expert witness testimony to support its methods and technology for identifying individuals who infringe on client intellectual property.

Internet Trading Systems Covered

BayTSP has the widest tracking coverage of the Internet:

P2P Networks

  • Fasttrack (KaZaA, Grokster, Imesh)
  • Gnutella (support all clients)
  • eDonkey (support all clients)
  • BitTorrent (support all clients)
  • Ares and Warez

Public Networks

  • IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
  • Usenet
  • FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
  • Web sites (www.abc.xyz)