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against iStar. It resulted in the CEO having to cough up $15.7M, but it’s a lot like playing whack a mole. One down, another pops up. McLennan feels a more positive move would be to help people understand what pirate sites give users in addition to a “free” movie/show. “Few people, especially 16–24-year-old males--the predominant pirate visitor, really understand what they get in addition to that free movie/show,” he emphasized. Citing a UK study early last year, McLennan noted that three in five users were unaware of the dangers of visiting/using pirate sites – fraud, identity theft, malware. Whether people are using illegal streaming boxes like Kodi (said to be loaded with pirate software) which the North Carolina/Delaware professors suggested or visiting their favorite pirate site, the industry needs to do a more proactive job of letting people know the hidden dangers. Interestingly, the industry did nothing to highlight the fact that the Singapore Police Force arrested a group of citizens (https://tinyurl.com/s7mzbc3c) for selling the illegal streaming devices and that they would continue to pursue others. This is because to the Singapore Police, it was a serious crime. The least the industry can do is promote the fact and that illegal downloaders are 28 times more likely to have their device infected by malware, resulting in the individual’s personal data being potentially used by not very nice people and/or having their device accessed and used for illegal purposes (DCA – Digital Citizens Allowance). McLennan noted that content producers/owners can be more proactive by more aggressively using DRM (digital rights management) encryption-decryption and theft detection/takedown technology in addition to incentivizing consumers to use legal and safe entertainment sources. Now we know it’s a reach, but one of the ways may be for someone to copy the pirates’ best practices. Yes, the site looks a lot like your streaming video program guide, but it has all of the household’s subscription/free/ad-supported content. List all of your services once, then access your personalized entertainment site and very quickly choose the movie/show you’re interested in, sit back and enjoy it on your screen. If all of the major studios/streamers got together and funded an aggregation service that provided safe viewing assurances, it would/could be a hit with online viewers around the globe. Imagine not having to jump from site to site. You could save hours, your