1. A method for identifying and ranking URI, hyperlinks to possible pirated media content, the method comprising: searching on a computer, by one or more processors, a web page from a first website for one or more indicator keywords, wherein a strength of an indicator keyword is related to a likelihood of pirated media content; responsive to the computer locating a plurality of instances of the one or more indicator keywords, the computer identifying, by one or more processors, a plurality of hyperlinks respectively associated with one or more of the plurality of instances; weighting on the computer, by one or more processors, the identified plurality of hyperlinks based on at least one of: a strength of associated indicator keywords, number of associated indicator keywords, number of times each hyperlink was identified, and date of posting; ranking on the computer, by one or more processors, the plurality of hyperlinks according to weight indicating a relative likelihood that respective hyperlinks point to pirated media content in a ranked list; determining, by one or more processors on the computer, whether each of the identified plurality of hyperlinks associated with one or more of the plurality of instances has met one or more thresholds, wherein the one or more thresholds are based on at least one or more of: a ratio of strong indicator keywords to weak indicator keywords, a number of strong indicator keywords, and a proximity of each of the plurality of hyperlinks to the one or more indicator keywords; responsive to determining one or more of the identified plurality of hyperlinks has not met the one or more thresholds, the computer removing the one or more of the identified plurality of hyperlinks from the ranked list; displaying the ranked list on a display screen of said computer to direct a user to one or more web pages that may contain pirated media content of copyrighted media; and said user identifying those web pages providing illegal access to said copyrighted media for protection thereof.
1. A method for identifying and ranking URI, hyperlinks to possible pirated media content, the method comprising: searching on a computer, by one or more processors, a web page from a first website for one or more indicator keywords, wherein a strength of an indicator keyword is related to a likelihood of pirated media content; responsive to the computer locating a plurality of instances of the one or more indicator keywords, the computer identifying, by one or more processors, a plurality of hyperlinks respectively associated with one or more of the plurality of instances; weighting on the computer, by one or more processors, the identified plurality of hyperlinks based on at least one of: a strength of associated indicator keywords, number of associated indicator keywords, number of times each hyperlink was identified, and date of posting; ranking on the computer, by one or more processors, the plurality of hyperlinks according to weight indicating a relative likelihood that respective hyperlinks point to pirated media content in a ranked list; determining, by one or more processors on the computer, whether each of the identified plurality of hyperlinks associated with one or more of the plurality of instances has met one or more thresholds, wherein the one or more thresholds are based on at least one or more of: a ratio of strong indicator keywords to weak indicator keywords, a number of strong indicator keywords, and a proximity of each of the plurality of hyperlinks to the one or more indicator keywords; responsive to determining one or more of the identified plurality of hyperlinks has not met the one or more thresholds, the computer removing the one or more of the identified plurality of hyperlinks from the ranked list; displaying the ranked list on a display screen of said computer to direct a user to one or more web pages that may contain pirated media content of copyrighted media; and said user identifying those web pages providing illegal access to said copyrighted media for protection thereof. 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein weighting the identified plurality of hyperlinks further composes: identifying, by one or more processors, a primary hyperlink for each of the plurality of hyperlinks; and determining, by one or more processors, a number of times respective primary hyperlinks have been identified.