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 compiled by the Director’s Guild of America. These losses are observed in franchises including but not limited to: film‚ music‚ computer software‚ video games‚ publishing‚ and
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Film and Music piracy by definition is the illegal copying of movies and music videos for personal or commercial use. This is a new epidemic that is effecting the film industry financially on a global level. What are the necessary steps that can be taken on behalf of the film and music industry that can stop this illegal practice from occurring? Once you walk down the city streets like Petaling Street‚ you can easily find vendors selling their bootleg DVD copies of new released movies for half price
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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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did to prevent it‚ and when were they introduced. Also how censorship may cause some sites to shut down completely. The two laws will cause them to lose their viral services‚ no longer being able to inform users 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
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probably aren’t know about pirates. First of all‚ to know what piracy was really like background knowledge on some important events that changed history is needed. The age that holds most of these events is the Golden Age of Piracy. This started in the 16th century. The Golden Age is when piracy really caught on. People would pay for the pirates pirate ships in return for 10% of the plunder. Around 1609 “Morocco became a new center for piracy” as stated in source 2 Pirate History. In 1671 Buccaneers captured
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Introduction The Golden Age of Piracy is the subject of many Hollywood films. One of the most popular film series in recent years is the series Pirates of the Caribbean. But how accurately does the movie capture the Golden Age of Piracy that spanned from the 1650’s to the 1730’s? In order to answer this question‚ my team of researchers and I examined how accurately Jack Sparrow was portrayed‚ the myths and superstitions‚ the weapons‚ and the pirate code used in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean:
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Piracy At Sea The word "pirate" typically makes one think of names like "Blackbeard‚" or it congers up images of buried treasure‚ tall sailing ships and sword fights. But the words and images which are traditionally linked with the term "pirate" do not reflect the pirates of today. Modern-day pirates are not sailing tall ships and do not wield swashbuckling swords or fire cannons. Today‚ pirates are found frequently off the shore of the African country of Somalia‚ and they use small metal skiffs
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E-Piracy – Software Piracy and Hard Disk Loading The topic our SIG group was given for the assignment is E-Piracy. E-Piracy is the illegal downloading or uploading of digital copies or such material such as films‚ music and e-books. The topic I have chosen within E-Piracy is Hard Disk Loading which is a type of software piracy. Software piracy is defined as the unauthorized use‚ duplication‚ distribution or sale of commercially available software. [1] The first known case of Software Piracy
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Piracy in Somalia Crisis around the Horn of Africa Bryant W. Abstract Piracy is a global concern that dates back thousands of years; however‚ it has taken new depth of mayhem in the modern age. The piracy in Somalia is a problem in the international shipping industry and imposes damage to ships and theft of cargo along the Horn of Africa. It causes water pollution off the Somali coast‚ considerable loss of life‚ and deteriorates the effectiveness of the shipping industry. Because of the
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Outline Thesis: Modern seaborne piracy off the coast of Somalia can be controlled by making Somalia more safe and stable‚ improving the infrastructure‚ and finding individual or private solutions. Introduction I. Making Somalia more safe and stable A. Starting an effective government B. Establishing higher demands of security II. Improving Infrastructures A. Forming a steady and firm framework B. Creating and enforcing treaties
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