Pirates of Silverland: Background Oilene Refineries Sdn Bhd (Oilene) is company that refines Crude Palm Oil (CPO) into finished products. Oilene sourced its feedstock from mills‚ whereby its CPO stock is transported to the refining facility by Palm Haul Sdn Bhd (PHSB)‚ a transport company based in Perak. Since 2006‚ the transport service rendered by PHSB has been facing challenges whereby its portion of its CPO cargo is sold to illegal market by its truck drivers. To compensate the missing load
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Pirates of the Silverland A. INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE Palm Haul Sdn Bhd (PHSB) was actively engaged in the business of transportation of crude palm oil (CPO). It was in a niche market because of high demand in delivering the CPO from the mills to the refineries. In addition‚ due to this reason‚ the industry players were rewarded with high gross profit margin which ranged on 35% - 45% with low administrative overheads. However‚ as PHSB involved in service industry‚ high cost of sales was inevitable
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THE PIRATES OF THE SILVERLAND - PALM OIL PIRACY Summary of the case: Palm Haul Sdn Bhd (PHSB) established in 2002 at Taiping Perak. It was a small and medium sized enterprise in crude palm oil (CPO) transportation business. PHSB was managed by En.H.Rossly and son in law of its founder‚ Datu S. Najeed. PHSB was facing the same problems likes others transportation companies which is drivers embroiling in oil piracy. The transportation companies will bear the responsibilities of compensation of the
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The Pirate Bay Case Study Abstract The Pirate Bay website is one example of virtual enterprises that exist on the exchange of value to consumers without the cost and overhead structure of product and minimal infrastructure to conduct its business. This virtual enterprise structure has gained wide appeal to businesses for the minimizing the risks of fixed costs in volatile markets‚ both within the way they operate and the product or service they provide. However‚ this ease of entry and operation
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Another change that has occurred in the time-line of pirate radio concerns the actions of unlicensed stations becoming more hostile towards the state and authority‚ using the medium for community building from within societies and pushing for democratisation and decentralisation of media. Taiwan is a good example in this instance because its radio market is so crowded and full of various content. The broadcasting market in Taiwan has also rapidly changed in recent years due to the fast paced movement
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Case Study: The Pirate Bay Abstract The global enforcement of copyright laws‚ combined with the risk of large fines and potential imprisonment have not been enough to dissuade sites like The Pirate Bay from aiding‚ encouraging and boosting copyright infringement (Lauden & Traver‚ 2013). As with any company‚ file sharing amenities are in the business to generate a revenue stream and although these services are illegal they are still able to lure “blue chip brands” to advertise. As long as there
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The Pirate Bay Case Study: Social and Legal Issues Raised by File-Sharing Networks Abstract This paper explores the social and legal issues raised by Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file-sharing of copyrighted material on websites. Advocates claim companies are not libel for the acts of its customers and argue that litigation against file sharing will stifle technology innovation. Opponents assert that file sharing violates copyright and intellectual property protections and that companies like Pirate Bay
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The Pittsburgh Pirates is an organization that is not only involved in the business of sports but dedicates a specific part of its business to community involvement and charity involvement. The major league baseball team prides themselves in building relationships with the Pittsburgh community and transferring that energy on and off of the field. The organization’s mission statement is in compliance with the charity organizations and community involvement. According to the organization’s website
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1. The Pirate Bay makes about $4 million a year from advertising on its site. TPB uses the “advertising revenue” business model‚ which is a website that provides a forum for advertisements and receives fees from the advertisers. The more viewers the website has‚ the higher the rates the website is able to charge‚ and therefore increases their revenue. 2. Cloud-based media sites and services use the “subscription revenue” business model to make money. With this business model‚ the website offers
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Case Study 1.4—The Pirate Bay In 2008‚ The Pirate Bay brought in revenues of about 4 million (Schonfeld‚ 2008). The Pirate Bay business makes their money through advertising‚ using the “advertising revenue” business model. New cloud-based media sites and services make money through subscription fees and use the “subscription revenue” business model. The record industry is attempting to shut down P2P file-sharing sites that make it possible to download copyrighted material. Some consumers
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