Counterfeiting and piracy Fakes‚ facts and figures Linda Haie-Fayle and Wolfgang Hübner Directorate for Science‚ Technology and Industry Fake goods are not cheap. In fact‚ they exact a heavy cost on industry‚ governments and the general public. There is a strong case for public action across OECD countries against counterfeiting. The question is how to make progress? Want to buy an expensive Swiss watch? Not everyone can afford a real one–a Patek Philippe timepiece can be worth many thousands
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All around the world people connected to the internet are downloading free digital content through P2P file sharing software. Intellectual property rights are being broken as people are downloading free content through P2P (Peer 2 Peer) networks‚ and illegal websites online. Production companies can’t do anything about that because developers of this type of software can’t be blamed for what people share. And no one can track the people behind the illegal websites. Production companies took
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April 2011. The Joint Declaration was signed by Austria‚ the Czech Republic‚ Luxembourg‚ Hungary and Slovakia. They agreed that freshwater aquaculture should be given priority in the context of the future Common Fisheries Policy and its financing instruments. In accepting the Joint Declaration‚ Commissioner Damanaki expressed support for their initiative and indicated that the promotion of aquaculture‚ including inland aquaculture‚ will be addressed as a priority during the forthcoming reform
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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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Luke Davis Topic: Music Piracy General purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To blow minds with the information about piracy of music. Thesis: Piracy of free music may be convenient and simple‚ but it’s illegal‚ it takes money away from the artist and the economy. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: One credible study by the Institute for Policy Innovation states the annual harm done by piracy is at 12.5 billion dollars in losses to the U.S. economy well as more
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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
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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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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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Arrrggghhhh‚ I ’m A Music Pirate How do you know you are not a thief? Downloading free music from the internet without permission from the copyright holder constitutes stealing. In the last six years record sales have dropped and illegal downloads have increased significantly. There are two different organizations that are actively participating in the solution to this problem. There are people in the music industry who stand on both sides of the fence. Some say that downloading music without
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“PIRACY AND FILM INDUSTRY IN INDIA” (With special reference to Tollywood) A presentation submitted in partial fulfillment of the Masters Degree (M.Sc) in Visual communication By GUNNA KARTHIK DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION ANDHRA LOYOLA COLLEGE Vijayawada (2010-2011) CONTENTS Research Topic Introduction Review of Literature Research Hypothesis Research Objectives Research Questions Research Methodology Scope of the Study
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