Microsoft opens the gates: patents‚ piracy‚ and political challenges inChina 1) Microsoft has faced significant challenges‚ such as the widespread piracy of its products‚Chinese government to transfer its technology‚ host government promotion of competitorproducts‚ discriminatory procurement practices by subnational authorities in China‚ andstrong encouragement to enter into joint ventures with local firms. The risk of piracy hasbeen diminishing as China joined the World Trade Organisation and
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several issues regarding China’s commerce policies that caused a stream of trade disputes between China and other economies3. In spite of having the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs)‚ many Chinese producers were accused of piracy and counterfeiting. The purpose of the TRIPs4 was to provide protection in the wide area of intellectual property. However‚ that was not the case in China; even though‚ the Chinese government based its Intellectual Property Rights on U.S.
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fact that the piracy industry is nearly as large and organized as any other formal corporate industrial field and its magnitude is not a matter of shock and surprise anymore. There is substantial statistical backup conforming to the above fact. (Kiesla‚ 2011) The position of the uninstitutionalised sector of movie piracy goes unnoticed amidst the clash of the titans. The pirate electronic culture in India has its own set of idiosyncrasies. Compared to the broader international piracy sector‚ it is
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(Privateer History: A General Overview‚ n.d.). However‚ after the war was over the privateers were withdrawn and to be sent back to their home countries‚ but a good deal of them stayed and became pirates. This became the Golden Age of Piracy due to the mass introduction of piracy‚ the pirates would use ruthless tactics to plunder merchant ships‚ islands‚ and naval battleships. There were conflicts of interest in Europe since the late 1690’s due to Charles II of
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to be able to exchange these files‚ a torrents platform is needed. There are many platforms available that function as a bridge so that peers can share files with others around the world. These platforms serve as a connection device and not as a piracy store. As a result of the existence of these types of platforms‚ industries became concerned that this practice is violating the copyrights of the copyright holders. The copyright holders demand that these sites are shut down. However‚ these sharing
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is immense. Since over 2 billion people using the internet every day the online piracy has become unstoppable. Without a doubt it is the duty of the government to take people who violate laws and bring to custody. But that doesn’t mean they have the right to take away the freedom of the internet and make it an online market. It all began after the House of Representatives introduce the Bill H.R 3261 ‘Stop Online Piracy act ‘. The purpose of this bill was to promote prosperity‚ creativity‚ entrepreneurship
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10/14/2014 Student Attitudes on Software Piracy and Related Issues in Computer Ethics Group 5 Joe Santiago Marvie Fulgencio Erik Ong Sheena Sepuesca Use of computers and information technology •It can be defined as "copying and using commercial software purchased by someone else". CC2001 curricular guidelines include a recommendation of 10 hours of instruction on professional and ethical conduct Several textbooks have appeared on the market for use in courses on
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them of their income? You have the nerve to charge me Php450 for a CD that is being sold on the street for Php30‚ and you expect my sympathy? The campaign against pirated software‚ CDs‚ VCDs‚ audio-and videocasettes‚ would have us believe that piracy is our problem. Really? How is shelling out Php100 for a disc that contains Php50‚000 worth of software a problem for me? It would seem that the pirates are doing me‚ and my shrinking wallet‚ a big favor. Why should it bother me that a movie‚ which
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group‚ culture‚ etc.” So by extension we can surmise that computer ethics are the set of principles that we should adhere to when engaging in any computer related activity. For example‚ we know plagiarism to be morally wrong‚ we understand internet piracy to be morally wrong (although this is a topic of great debate)‚ and we understand that invasion of one’s privacy through “hacking” or “tunneling” (infiltrating a network to snoop around) is inherently wrong. There are actually a set of principles
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download numerous files‚ they pour money in the musical industry by buying the album they want to support. The same point of view can be found in movies piracy as well. For instance‚ David Kaplan‚ Chief of Anti-Piracy Operations at Warner Bros.‚ has come out in defence of piracy. He’s not outright endorsing piracy‚ but he admits that piracy is a “proxy of consumer demand.” He uses this information “to adjust or develop business models to take advantage of that demand by offering fans what they
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