If you sell any type of downloadable products on the internet than listen close because you may be losing a fortune. Digital piracy has become a major problem for anyone delivering ebooks, videos, PDF's, software, word documents, and much more. As the internet grows illegal access to protected content is growing at an alarming rate. It's time you start planning to protect your digital assets today.



What annoys me most is that over half of internet users feel it is OK to share protected content. Since information is what the internet mainly provides most users have no idea how perplexing a problem digital piracy has become. Digital piracy is now a multi billion dollar industry.

Many do not seem to be concerned because they feel that it is big business like Microsoft that is taking the biggest hit. They are partially correct but by not protecting digital downloads writers, software developers, and internet marketers are paying dearly and many have no idea how hard they are actually being hit.

If you are a digital retailer than you more than likely use a shopping cart with some form of built in protection system. What then is protecting your files after the sale has been made? When someone asks you for a refund but keeps the product don't you feel as though you have been robbed? There have been many times that I had to refund a purchase knowing that the customer did not have time to even look at their purchase. I sure feel as though I was ripped off when that occurred. Digital asset protection software would have given me the ability to repossess my files.

Look at the financial side of digital piracy. Just for sake of example lets estimate your software sales at 150 per month on a product that sells for $45. That would be a total of $6,750 per month. If your average refunds are 10% of your purchases than you lost $675 or $8,100 over the course of a year. That is a lot of money to me but piracy doesn't stop there. Many of your files are probably being shared on forums or with your buyers friends and family. Some may even be sold illegally.

The whole thought of losing that much money is probably making you sick to your stomach. Well don't fret because there are now products which can completely stop all types of piracy. There are not very many but there are some out there. When you want to stop losing money there are some things you will want to look for when analyzing available digital download protection products.

First thing to look for is a product that allows you to protect unlimited files. Make sure they have the ability to immediately disable, lock down and repossess your files. A great feature to look for is a product which allows you to to set expiration dates and trial periods. You will also want to find a product which can track usage which prevents sharing.

Isn't it time you started protecting your down loadable files. The sooner you do the sooner you will begin to see more sales, less refunds, and your income will grow accordingly. Imagine the look on the face of the digital thief who asked for a refund but still planned on using your product but than could not access the file. Priceless!