A SMALL number of US-based startups are harvesting data about the hundreds of millions people who illegally stream movies, TV shows and music in a bid to create a new advertising market.
Whether major brands are willing to pay for the opportunity to market to consumers who steal content – an industry taboo to date – will determine the fate of this cottage industry.
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