INDUSTRY 2006 PIRACY REPORT PROTECTING CREATIVITY IN MUSIC CONTENTS 03 INTRODUCTION 04 THE MANY FACES OF MUSIC PIRACY Physical piracy shows no signs of abating Internet piracy: losses to the industry New forms of digital piracy 06 TACKLING INTERNET PIRACY – PROMOTING LEGAL SERVICES Providing new legal services Enforcement Education: a job for industry and governments P2P legal landscape improves Virus fears surround illegal P2P The spread of pre-release piracy 09 PHYSICAL
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downloading and the projected loss of sales: “ In 2002‚ the RIAA reported that CD sales had fallen by 8.9 percent‚ from 882 million to 803 million units; revenues fell 6.7 percent. This confirms a trend over the past few years. The RIAA blames Internet piracy for the trend‚ though there are many other causes that could account for this drop. SoundScan‚ for example‚ reports a more than 20 percent drop in the number of CDs released since 1999. That no doubt accounts for some of the decrease in sales... But
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IMPACT ON MEDIA PIRACIES IN BRUNEI ------------------------------------------------- Done by :Pg Muhammad Nuur Hakiim Bin PgAnak Badiodzaman (11b4116) ------------------------------------------------- Pg Muhammad Hadiyura Bin PAHHB (11b4121) ------------------------------------------------- Abdul Adl Hakim Bin MohdYakob (11b4011) ------------------------------------------------- HazimahBinti Hamdani (12b4050) Table of Contents Abstract 2 Introduction 2 Objectives
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is essential that Disney deal with media piracy effectively. With Internet access increasing globally‚ piracy has the potential to create huge financial losses for Disney. In order to adequately deal with this problem‚ it is necessary to comprehend the history and evolution of piracy‚ its impacts on music and film industries‚ and its effect on the development of innovative business strategies. This brief will address various issues relating to media piracy in order to make insightful recommendations
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The Rise of Digital Piracy and the fall of the Music Industry Imagine hearing your favorite band’s new song on the radio for the first time. You love it‚ and the moment you get home you head straight for your computer and find the song on iTunes. Upset with the fact that you would have to pay $1.29 for the song‚ you search the Internet and find one of the many digital piracy websites and download the song illegally. Sure‚ you may have obtained the song for free‚ but you have also just stolen
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Music Piracy In the 21st century‚ many changes have been made to digital media. One such media that has experienced an extreme change is music. It is no longer just a type of media that is made by singers and bought by consumers‚ but it is now part of the “dark‚ scary” side of the Internet. There are even journal article authors who have written about music piracy. “Music is the most widely pirated media in the world today. From singles to albums to recording demos‚ music of all genres is ripped
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with information. SOPA (stop online piracy) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) are two acts that are going to be used to censor the internet and sites affiliated with it. SOPA is a United States bill introduced to expand the ability of U.S law enforcement to fight online trafficking in copyrighted property and counterfeit goods as stated on local website Wikipedia. According to Wikipedia PIPA is a proposed law with the stated goal of giving the US government and copyright holders’ additional tools to curb access
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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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