Case Study: The Pirate Bay Abstract The global enforcement of copyright laws‚ combined with the risk of large fines and potential imprisonment have not been enough to dissuade sites like The Pirate Bay from aiding‚ encouraging and boosting copyright infringement (Lauden & Traver‚ 2013). As with any company‚ file sharing amenities are in the business to generate a revenue stream and although these services are illegal they are still able to lure “blue chip brands” to advertise. As long as there
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Why did the Bay Area’s housing become so expensive to live in? How did it get so expensive? These questions were often asked by visitors that came from that were cities far from the Bay Area like Fremont and Sacramento. Over the past seven years‚ the Bay Area’s housing prices have increased exponentially as more people come in for technology job opportunities. According to a scholarly article‚ called Zillow: Tech Workers’ Silicon Valley Home Values Are Outpacing Neighbors’ ‚“Bay Area home values
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conservation was evaluated using Marxan software. Target values are set values that represent a set percentage of species in a region; in this analysis‚ as expected when target values were increased‚ the conservation areas expanded. Problem: Morro Bay watershed hosts a variety of species some of which are endangered and/or endemic to the region; the area also serves as a popular tourist destination. Managing the area‚ and conserving the species within the area is important; however‚ doing this while
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actions consistent with what you would do if you were in her situation? Even though Bahrain tended to be more progressive than many Middle Eastern countries in its attitude toward women‚ there were still many inequalities between genders. The current situation is that Ellen’s general manager asked her to change her mind about accepting the Account controlling position because of discriminatory practices in Bahrain. The manager‚ who is an uncertain avoidance type‚ stated that Ellen would have troubles
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Obama made his personal and political goal to scale down ultimately close the Guantanamo Bay prison before his term is over in early 2017. During his presidency thus far‚ the number of detainees decreased from 238 to 91. Approximately 10 are on trial in military commissions and 35 are cleared for and pending their release to other countries (The Washington Post). The Executive Order – Closure of Guantanamo Detention Facilities was released on February 23‚ 2016 by President Obama. There are four
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Review the setting. Lasting only three days‚ the Bay of Pigs was a short yet defining battle in the Cold War. Fought between the communist Soviet Union and the United States the cold war lasted approximately 45 years. In the years of the Cold War‚ 1945-1991 “America and its allies struggled to keep the communist‚ totalitarian Soviet Union from expanding into Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa.” (Independence Hall Association‚ 2016) The Bay of Pigs affected The Cold War on a strategic level as one of the
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1. The Pirate Bay makes about $4 million a year from advertising on its site. TPB uses the “advertising revenue” business model‚ which is a website that provides a forum for advertisements and receives fees from the advertisers. The more viewers the website has‚ the higher the rates the website is able to charge‚ and therefore increases their revenue. 2. Cloud-based media sites and services use the “subscription revenue” business model to make money. With this business model‚ the website offers
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STEREOTYPE OF MEN AND WOMEN By: Mohammed Khalid Al-Khalifa Stereotype of Men and Women Introduction "Hurricanes with female names may be more deadly than the ones with male names!" This is the BBC news title I have just been listening to (BBC News‚ 07:00 GMT‚ 2014-06-02). The BBC mentioned that in a recent study‚ researchers found out that people take hurricanes with female names less seriously than they do with the ones with male names; Consequently‚ hurricanes
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target their products and marketing efforts. This research will discuss about the market segmentation of the ready mix market in Bahrain. A good place to start is by giving an introduction about one of the ready mix concrete suppliers in Bahrain. Haji Hassan Ready Mix When it comes to Bahrain‚ Haji Hassan Ready mix Division is one of the most famous concrete companies. The Haji Hassan Ready Mix
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How Local Companies Keep Multinationals AT BAY Contents 1. A Six-Part Strategy for Success 2. How One Local Winner Wove Its Strategy 3. Beating the Locals at Their Own Game 4. Fifty Homegrown Champions To win in the world’s fastest-growing markets‚ transnational giants have to compete with increasingly sophisticated homegrown champions. It isn’t easy SINCE THE LATE 1970s‚ governments on every continent have allowed the winds of global competition to blow through their economies. As policy
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