Introduction Piracy is certainly an Eastern Africa problem in recent years. It is‚ somehow‚ an expression of organised crime. For the last decade‚ piracy has made a home off the coast of Somalia and has‚ over the last three years or so‚ become increasingly disruptive to international trade. However‚ it has been a cause of deep concern for several centuries‚ indeed millennia in other parts of the world. For much of the 20th century‚ piracy was regarded as a problem most frequently associated
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Theft is the action of stealing something that belongs to someone else‚ but what if that which is stolen is never actually taken? The debate over what is to be done about a current issue involving “internet piracy” has been a hot topic in several countries‚ including the United States. The issue at hand is a claimed figure that allegedly spans upwards of 250 billion dollars translated to American currency in losses on behalf of several international multimedia franchises according to statistics
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Software Piracy: A Worldwide Problem Software piracy is defined as the illegal copying of software for commercial or personal gain. Software companies have tried many methods to prevent piracy‚ with varying degrees of success. Several agencies like the Software Publishers Association and the Business Software Alliance have been formed to combat both worldwide and domestic piracy. Software piracy is an unresolved‚ worldwide problem‚ costing millions of dollars in lost revenue. Software companies
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annual benchmark survey on global software piracy were released recently‚ highlighting the serious impact of copyright infringement to the software industry. Piracy losses exceeded $12 billion worldwide in 1999 and topped $59 billion during the past five years. The survey‚ conducted by an independent research firm‚ was commissioned by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). The 1999 software piracy estimates indicate that more than one in
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Assessment 1 - Essay Online Communication How can traditional (or old media) enterprises such as film‚ television and music overcome the threat of online piracy and file sharing? Author: XXXXXXX Tutor: XXXXXXXX The rise of the Internet era opened the whole new market for traditional media full of opportunities as well as threats. Online piracy being one of them because the music and film industry loses £5.4bn in a year and if it was reduced by 10% it could have created up to 13
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I.Introduction a.Attention Device: b.Thesis: "Piracy of media files must be accepted." c.Preview: Why it cannot be stopped‚ the Monetary impacts of entertainment piracy‚ and Other benefits of pirating entertainment. II.Body a.Limitations of Stopping Piracy i.No borders‚ no boundaries‚ no dictator. ii.Many things‚ which are supposed to be illegal in Utah are not. (It’s illegal to buy vulgar pornography‚ but you can order XXX movies in your living room‚ it’s illegal to gamble‚ but you can get
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against an ever-increasing level of piracy‚ in part brought about by recent developments in the use of new technologies and their consequences on cultural product sales. Piracy is detrimental to authors because it deprives them of the opportunity to profit financially from their work. The publishing‚ music‚ audiovisual and software industries are the most severely affected sectors’. Critically discuss the pros and cons arguments regarding the consequences of media piracy and position yourself in the debate
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History of the Internet Piracy Debate Executive and Legislative Branch Actions T he Internet has become a central part of the American economy‚ delivering innovative products while eliminating the need for inefficient middlemen. However‚ the free flow of information facilitated by the Internet has also created problems with copyright and trademark infringement. The problem is significant; as much as 6 percent of the U.S. gross national product is generated by industries supported by intellectual
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the privateer and the pirate of the 17th and 18th century. With Christopher Columbus discovery of the new world in 1492 and its un tapped wealth‚ a race would begin to see which nation could control this new-found power in the world. This new era of piracy in the Caribbean would begin in 1604 and with the ending of the Anglo-Spanish War that would cause a great significance and cause a shift in power on the open seas. With European expansion in the Caribbean and trading routes opening the nations
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can make copies of it on your home computer. There is a wide underground market around the country that is involved in the manufacturing‚ distribution and sales of pirated movies. This may not be very important to many citizens. However‚ movie piracy is still wrong. It does not matter if the movie is copied and sold in high quantity or if it is copied from a friend for personal use. There are laws that confirm how copying movies without proper authorization is illegal. Those who copy and sell
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