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.