The website Gadgets 360 presented on Monday (04) that Google Drive is one of the most popular sites when it comes to pirated content. Cloud storage sites are becoming a haven for this type of content.
In addition to Google Drive, pirates would also be using Dropbox and Kim Dotcom's Mega. According to the publication, requests to take down content from the air listed hundreds of Google Drive links. In the month of August, there were approximately 4,7 requests for the Digital Millenniun Copyright Act (DMCA). Mega already had hundreds of requests and Microsoft had only 12 requests with Dropbox and OneDrive.
The investigation was based on Internet takedown requests made by the US film industry under the DMCA. This is because US legislation condemns those who disclose this type of content and infringe copyright, determining the immediate removal of this type of material.
Strategy used for piracy
According to the website Gadget 360 " Google services are being the best option for piracy due to the ease of registration, in addition to the advantages that the account provides. Users can access from YouTube to Gmail through a single Google profile. Drive and Maps".
In this way, Drive is not the only tool found to store and distribute piracy. Some links found in Drive did not contain files, but rather a link to a video on YouTube.
Another benefit found by piracy distributors is the free storage space offered by Google, 15 GigaBytes of free storage, while OneDrive offers 5 GB and Dropox only 2 GB.
Piracy has also spread through Google Maps, where there are links to download pirated material. Such distribution is possible because Google does not verify content on maps edited by users themselves.
