Technology plus credibility

With today's software, it takes no expertise at all to distribute and download copyright films, TV shows, music and other material. And the problem is getting worse as broadband access spreads to millions of consumers with an insatiable appetite for sport and entertainment.

Thanks to a network of release groups, top sites and private torrent sites, a hit US TV show like Lost or Desperate Housewives that’s premiered on the US East Coast will be available for download around the world well before viewers in California can sit down to watch it.

But understanding and tracking what goes on in the piracy arena calls for a rare combination of monitoring technologies and technical expertise. It also demands the kind of insider knowledge that can only be gained by quietly infiltrating the darker corners of the Internet.

So it is a sign of Envisional's credibility in this area that our piracy intelligence solutions are used by the world's leading film, TV and music companies, games and software distributors and other content owners.

Our anti-piracy team, led by Dr David Price, provides everything from global assessments of trends and activities to monitoring and surveillance services specifically tuned to a single organisation's requirements.

The team also runs a specialist analysis and update service, known as Scrutiny, that provides instant and informed piracy intelligence updates by email to a select group of subscribers, up to 20 times a month.