Piracy and Its Regulations
Piracy and Its Regulation: Filipino’s Historical Response to Globalization
Media Piracy and Intellectual Property in Southeast Asia
Piracy
“Robbery committed at sea” Sea piracy tripled, half in Indonesian waters Shipping lanes servicing 50,000 commercial ships Seaborne piracy loss US$13-16 billion Media piracy loss $30-250 billion
Pirates
Rampant piracy secondnature Thesis: piracy as form of wanting to become middleclass in contemporary Philippine society Middle class precarious position
Outline:
I. Historical emplacement of Moros as pirates II. Philippine state formation and “middle class affect III. Informal sector and class in piracy
I. Moro Profiling
1. decay theory 2. rivalry theory 3. pattern theory Moro refers to “the piratical ethnic groups”
Sulu Sultanate
Iranus, Samals, Tiruns Raiding looting and enslavement Slaves as prized booty
Piracy as Initiative
‘Shame’ in Spanish colonialism ‘Embarrassment’ to liberal values in American colonial period Postcolonial racial profiling and rise of Moro nationalism
Moro media pirates
Internal orientalism Moro pirates as fluid subject
II. Philippine State Formation
Dividi Middle class-ness New infrastructuring of experience
Moro Identity
Christian and state chauvinism Middle-class affect “feeling” Pa-feeling, feelingera, feeling rich, feeling pretty
Reversal of Roles
State in raiding Staged performances in raids
III. Neoliberalism, Informal Sector and Piracy
Quiapo from “kiyapo” (pistia stratiotes)
Quiapo Piracy
Eating up on US markets: $23B in films, $33.6B in music, $189B in software Philippines gives $160M loss to US companies
Porous-ness
Philippines as number 3 in Asia in piracy; number 7 in world as copyright violator. Porous-ness: 1. archipelagic geography 2. nature of informal sector
Other Piracy
Philippines as victim in biopiracy Ampalaya, talong, ilang-ilang, conus magnus Ilosone karaoke
Conclusion:
Middle class affect Challenge
Media Piracy and Intellectual Property in Southeast Asia
Piracy
“Robbery committed at sea” Sea piracy tripled, half in Indonesian waters Shipping lanes servicing 50,000 commercial ships Seaborne piracy loss US$13-16 billion Media piracy loss $30-250 billion
Pirates
Rampant piracy secondnature Thesis: piracy as form of wanting to become middleclass in contemporary Philippine society Middle class precarious position
Outline:
I. Historical emplacement of Moros as pirates II. Philippine state formation and “middle class affect III. Informal sector and class in piracy
I. Moro Profiling
1. decay theory 2. rivalry theory 3. pattern theory Moro refers to “the piratical ethnic groups”
Sulu Sultanate
Iranus, Samals, Tiruns Raiding looting and enslavement Slaves as prized booty
Piracy as Initiative
‘Shame’ in Spanish colonialism ‘Embarrassment’ to liberal values in American colonial period Postcolonial racial profiling and rise of Moro nationalism
Moro media pirates
Internal orientalism Moro pirates as fluid subject
II. Philippine State Formation
Dividi Middle class-ness New infrastructuring of experience
Moro Identity
Christian and state chauvinism Middle-class affect “feeling” Pa-feeling, feelingera, feeling rich, feeling pretty
Reversal of Roles
State in raiding Staged performances in raids
III. Neoliberalism, Informal Sector and Piracy
Quiapo from “kiyapo” (pistia stratiotes)
Quiapo Piracy
Eating up on US markets: $23B in films, $33.6B in music, $189B in software Philippines gives $160M loss to US companies
Porous-ness
Philippines as number 3 in Asia in piracy; number 7 in world as copyright violator. Porous-ness: 1. archipelagic geography 2. nature of informal sector
Other Piracy
Philippines as victim in biopiracy Ampalaya, talong, ilang-ilang, conus magnus Ilosone karaoke
Conclusion:
Middle class affect Challenge