Microsoft is part of the Software Alliance (BSA), which has decent authority on copyright infringements and is also known for its piracy bounties. The BSA is already rewarding whistleblowers for contributing towards anti-piracy measures. Hence, it only makes sense that Microsoft came up with the idea of an upscale BSA solution.

A few days ago, Microsoft’s research department published an article titled: Argus: A Fully Transparent Incentive System for Anti-Piracy Campaigns. The same article contains the details of Argus’ plan.

To clarify, Argus is an Ethereum-based, fully transparent system that rewards people who anonymously report piracy. The pirated content is traced back to its source using a unique watermark protected with a secret code. In simpler terms, you can get rewards in the form of a bounty if you anonymously report piracy on the internet.