The Video Protection Alliance (VPA) was established to provide viable settlement options for fans that illegally download, share, or distribute copyrighted adult movies online. By settling, fans can avoid expensive litigation, liability for civil damages totaling up to $150,000 per infringement plus attorneys' fees and Internet Service Provider (ISP) disconnection.

The VPA is legally authorized to collect settlement fees on behalf of the copyright owners it represents. Upon settlement, fans receive a legal liability release and the appropriate copyright owners are paid for the infringement in question.

Until the VPA was established, there were only two things that could happen when fans illegally downloaded, shared, or distributed copyrighted movies online.

1. Copyright owners had to accept massive losses due to internet piracy.
2. Copyright owners had to prosecute fans in order to recover a small fraction of the money lost to internet piracy.

VPA and its copyright partners are working to establish a new model that is fair for all parties involved. The settlement options that VPA provides are paving new ground for fans and copyright owners alike.

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