...of committing piracy, or breaking the law, many people always ask, "Does piracy really make a difference to the music or movie industry?" In most cases people would come to the conclusion that it does little to no difference but in all reality, it makes quite a large divot in the industries. According to Siwek, American workers suffer from the millions that download music illegally. Around 71,000 jobs and over two billion dollars in wages have been lost due to piracy in the music industry(I). With this in play, piracy really hurts the music industry. Some people will most likely think that downloading one song or one unpopular movie will not make much of a difference but it all adds up because so many people believe...
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...| How is Digital Piracy Hurting Modern Society? | | | Introduction Digital Piracy is a huge crime that is large hurting the entertainment business here in the United States and in other countries, but the question I ask myself is how digital piracy hurting modern society? What actions are our governments taking to stop people from downloading illegal music, movies, and software? How much of a profit loss is effecting the companies that are producing this digital material? If someone knows what the punishment is for downloading music, movies, and software would they still do it. This research will aim to understand what is digtal piracy is and why it is that people download illegal software, movies, and music. Literature review In the article Examine Digital Piracy: Self-Control, Punishment, and Self-Efficacy, the authors introduce what digital piracy is and how it changes on a constant basis. They show how the “United States government has been cooperating in the fight against digital piracy with the software, music and movie industries with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA)” (Zhang, Smith, McDowell, 2009). They discuss how most people think that digital piracy is acceptable, it a soft crime and it does not hurt anyone, and most think that this information should be exchanged freely. The authors also did an online-survey study on college students who were taking Management Information Sciences (MIS) course at a public university in the southern United...
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...Introduction Should a person or organization copy music and video DVDs or a profit? While there are definite legal and social reasons which would lead to the answer of “no,” there are also ethical reasons. We have the technology to easily copy music and video onto DVDs but having the ability does not make something ethical. Katz, E (2011) states technology in and of itself can be used to undertake unethical, and even evil endeavors. Many rationalize that from an ethical standpoint, technology is neutral, even if this technology has the potential for unethical uses state often engineers and designers of technology consider ethics as something of a constraint on them. Often, when designing technology is being developed, engineers find themselves being presented with moral/value conflicts. Moral concepts such as security vs. privacy; safety vs. autonomy; accountability vs. confidentially and even individual rights vs. rights of a group are all related to technology. The aforementioned concepts are not only related to designing and manufacturing technologies but they also relate to the use of technology. Taking this into consideration, one can begin to see the ethical issues of using technology for all intent a purposed to pirate music and DVDs. Discussion Anthony, S. (2013) made a case for using technology to copy music and video. According to Anthony, S., copyright law exists to protect an artist through lobbying and legislation. When a consumer purchase a movie or song, he...
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...ONLINE PIRACY: JAYWALKING OR THEFT? Introduction Online piracy is one of the most difficult problems to solution. Online piracy is the illegal downloading or copying of materials or intellectual property that are copyrighted. Intellectual property is an expression or knowledge owned by another individual. There are several forms of piracy that invade the online world – music, movies, software, and videogames. The issues surrounding online piracy revolve on the difference between physical property and intellectual property. The videogame content is an intellectual property while the CD of the videogame is a physical property. Since piracy is a problem for most software companies and the entertainment industry, this has encompassed copyright violations. Copyright pertains to the legal right that serves as protection for works that have been created. A copyright provides the purchaser an exclusive right to produce copies of the intellectual property. The problem of online piracy gained attention during the period when Napster allowed internet users to exchange digital music files through the use of peer-to-peer technology. In 2000, Napster had over twenty million users. What made the site very controversial was the unlimited access that the users have to copyrighted music. The downloading of files was not realized as a means of practicing piracy. Stealing was never considered their ultimate purpose. Major issues Brian Lee ordered a videogame which apparently did...
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...(NET Act) and implied protection to prevent copying of DVDs have decreased the cases of piracy. However, focusing to dispose unauthorized websites and copyright infringement will not tackle the issue. The movie industry should create new ventures that will attract consumers to find authorized provider of movies. To lessen piracy and avoid the unequal profit distribution, the industry should make a new business design underscoring admission to authorized online streaming sites in an inexpensive and timely manner. The first thing that hurts the economy is the use of unauthorized software and websites to upload and download different movies. This illegal site has taken the profitability of the industry especially in the field of movie production because of the free and illegal access they give to the consumers. It does not only bring pain to the economy, but it also carries liabilities that may be impose to the consumers. As what...
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...A Report on Digital Piracy Table of Contents 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................... 3 2 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. ..3 3 FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS 3.1 METHODS OF DIGITAL PIRACY ………………………… … ……...3 3.2 ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF DIGITAL PIRACY …………… … …… .5 3.21 THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS ON RETAIL ……………………....5 3.3 HOW TO STOP, AVOID AND REPORT DIGITAL PIRACY…………….6 4 CONCLUSION …………………………………………………………………............ 7 5 RECOMMENDATION ……………………………………………………………….….7 6 REFERENCES.. ………………………………………………………………………...8 1. Executive Summary The aim of this report is to inform a company that is thinking of investing in the production digital content about digital piracy. The content of this report will explain: * What digital piracy is * The different forms of Digital piracy * The economic impacts digital piracy has on the economy * How to spot and prevent digital piracy * A conclusion digital piracy and a recommendation 2. Introduction Digital piracy is the illegal trade in software, videos, digital video devices (DVDs), and music. Piracy occurs when someone other than the copyright holder copies the product and resells it for a fraction of the cost that the legitimate producer charges. It is a serious problem in many...
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...entertainment industry faces with internet sharing is loss of money. More people have the ability to download music, movies, and other products illegally because of “sharing” web-sites such as limewire, frostwire, and bear share. The entertainment industry does not have a way to track these illegal downloads and numerous people know that the chances of being prosecuted are extremely small. Some people believe that what they download has little effect of the entertainment industry and no one suffers in the process. If one takes into account that one person downloads a CD that costs $16, that one CD for that one person does make little difference on the larger picture. Take that one person and multiply it by 1 million, which is likely a fraction of the amount of illegal downloads; the entertainment industry will now have lost $16 million. Imagine the ramifications if each person downloaded two or three CDs each. How much less would CDs cost if every piece of music was purchased properly. Education has opened my eyes to see that piracy can harm entertainment companies. I was not aware that not just illegal downloading but copying or uploading friend’s CDs, movies, and other items is also considered piracy and hurts the entertainment industry. Educating the general population, I believe will help reduce piracy and potentially decrease the purchasing cost of movies and music. Creating anti-piracy ads and presenting them at the movie theatres and on television will help increase...
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...Essay#2 Like most people, sometimes I am a pirate. One thing I don't pirate, however, is video games. I tend to buy them through software “Steam”. Steam is an application owned by a company named Valve which allows you to buy videogames and download them directly to your hard drive, rather than picking up a copy in the store. Why would I do that, instead of just pirating them off the internet (which I have the technical know-how to do)? First we look at all the benefits steam has to offer. Back in May 2008, Valve brought cloud storage to Steam, allowing for all saved games, replays, screenshots, and other files found in any Steam game to be saved on Valve's servers. This enables gamers to access their save files regardless of what hardware they're using. Simply logging into your Steam account will allow you to pick up right where you were last playing, even if you happen to be on somebody else's PC miles away from your own. Second, Steam has a social networking service built-in that lets me see what games my friends own and are playing, and helps me find people to play with. Steam is always offering crazy sales. You'll turn on your computer and routinely see games marked down by 75%. These sales are for "a limited time only" and you practically feel like you're losing money if you don't buy something. In consequence, my hard drive is filled with games I haven't even had a chance to play yet. Lastly, Steam is a very small and clean program. All your games are packed into one...
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...of mind such as names, inventions, artworks, literary works, music compositions, and commercial designs. There are two major categories of Intellectual Propriety (IP): 1. Industrial Propriety: trademarks, inventions (patents), and designs, etc. 2. Copyrights: musical works, novels and books, photographs, movies, etc. Intellectual propriety rights (IPR) grant the holders to exercise a monopoly on the use of product/creation/idea for a limited period of time. For most of companies, IPR is the only way to protect their products and compete in the worldwide market. Same as the companies, IPR encourage inventors to develop new technologies and ideas. • IPR infringement has reached a critical level in many countries. The sectors mostly hit by this phenomenon are software houses, luxury companies, music/movie industries, and pharmaceutical products. Illegal downloading of software, music, movies, and imitations & counterfeit products became one of the biggest problems for all these sectors which lead to large loses in terms of income. • The countries most affected by IPR infringements are China, North Korea, Russia, Brazil, and India. According to the Business Software Alliance, in China, 79% of the software and 85-90% of music records have been pirated. Issues: • There are two major problems related to IPR infringements for the companies: the loss in income and the loss of reputation/image. • The piracy market is flourishing despite all the laws which protect copyrights...
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...[Is it ok to download movies and/or music without paying for it? Why or why not? Arguments for and against.] | Emilianos EllinasThe Business of Entertainment, Media and TechnologyOctober 16, 2013 | Debate about legality and appropriateness of downloading copyrighted material is nothing new to the world we live in. Since the advent of P2P technology with Napster in 1999, the Entertainment industry has struggled to grasp the magnitude of this emerging cultural phenomenon. Never again in human history was it as effortless, economical and fast to copy and distribute music and movies to the masses. A few decades back, the entertainment industry faced a similar predicament regarding music cassettes and VHS tapes. They swore in belief that these “parasitic” technologies would disrupt economic growth forever. Yet again, history proved them utterly wrong, as they bigger than ever. The main arguments branch into three lines of defense against downloading: (i) how the artists make a living; (ii) the Entertainment industry’s growth and affluence; (iii) the claim “without copyright, there will be no culture” . Nowadays, artists expect to be paid, and remuneration is their incentive to stay creative and continue working, because at the end of the day this is how they pay their bills. Does this support the viewpoint that this will make the industry shrink, and less creative content will be available for our enjoyment? Every year the industry announces a higher number in lost profits...
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...This allows them to decide who may use their work, and whether there will be a possible charge fee to other people who want to utilise their work. This also grants the creators the ability to make a living from their own works. Entertainment or online data such as movies, music, T.V shows are now primarily available online. These data forms of entertainment are available through the means of companies and online services that have bought the rights to distribute these creative works. However ALL digitalised creative works can also be accessed via online piracy. Where these creative works have been stolen and are made publically available to the world online and to anyone with an internet active connection. Online piracy is an ever increasing issue, and neglects the right creator’s possess over their own...
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...Internet piracy will destroy the movie industry During a keynote speech at a conference about piracy, Matt Mason said that pirates are the greatest innovators of our time. This might sound unconventional and rather paradoxical but it is very true. The movie industry was built on piracy. In the early 20th century Thomas Edison, who owned a patent on the movie-making process, demanded high fees for the use of his technology. In an attempt to avoid his fees, many movie makers headed to the west coast of the USA to ‘illegally’ make their movies. The town that these artists went to was Hollywood. It is somewhat ironic to see that the very thing the movie studios are fighting is the same thing that birthed their craft and their beloved town. Movie studio executives love to play the ‘blame game’ and complain about how piracy is costing them money. However, in the past years, the box offices broke records regarding cinema visits. Going to a theatre and experiencing a movie on a big screen with other people will never be destroyed. Just because of the very fact that you cannot destroy an experience. On the other hand, the genre and type of movies that still can be profitable being screened in a big theatre is going to change, because of piracy. If you look at the list of movies that are on top of the box office you will notice that most of these movies are either filled with effects with fast paced narrative, promoted very heavily or critically acclaimed. With time the mediocre movies...
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... Internet Pirates Music, Movies and More Most people like listening to good music by the artists they enjoy listening to. Music is expensive when you are on a tight budget and the belt is as tight as it can go. You must choose between getting the newest CD and gasoline for your vehicle. Of course you would choose the gasoline to get back and forth to work or wherever you may have to drive. However you might be able to download the music from your computer. Downloading itself is not illegal but, if a person puts the song on the internet; copies, sells or distributes it for profit that is a crime. No matter what excuses are used it is all a cop out. It does not change the fact that copyrighted material or songs downloaded for profit is theft if it has not been paid for (Amazon). Chances are you may know someone who downloads music or movies from online and this in itself is not illegal. It is when friends start asking if they could get this or that downloaded and they will pay you for this music or movies. The Internet is running rampant with peer to peer (p2p) networks such as LimeWire, Bit Torrent and many others. These sites are where people copy music then put it on these sites for others to copy or use. The act of downloading something illegally falls under the Copyright Act of 1976, a Federal Statute that governs copyright laws in the United States (Wang, 2013). Copyrights include literary works, music, motion pictures and copyright infringement...
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...using to (technically) only share the links to copyrighted material. When you think of an internet pirate, do you imagine someone taking the livelihood away from a rich Hollywood bigshot, robbing a human of their ability to live and take care of themself? Chances are that isn’t the image that comes to mind to the average American, nor the average Earth citizen. Now, the statement that “piracy is a victimless crime” isn’t completely wrong or completely wrong from my view. I can understand the side that says that it isn’t a victimless crime, because the creators of software or media do rely on that money to make a living in some situations. I see the other side too though. The side that says that piracy is a victimless crime. A great deal of available software and media have quite a few steps between the end user and the actual creator or whatever the digital good is. Movies have many production companies, including 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures, and many, many other studios. These are the companies of which you see the logos before almost all movies. These studios are owned by the biggest wigs in town, whose pockets are lined with millions. Sony Pictures Entertainment claimed over...
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...Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: What is Stop Online Piracy Act? Stop Online Piracy Act is a United State bill that is aimed at increasing the ability of United State law to fight online trafficking of counterfeits goods and copyrighted property. Stop Online Privacy Act was introduced by Lamar smith who is a representative in the United States. Therefore, Stop Online Piracy Act targets pirate bay, which are mostly used by individuals for illegal downloads. These pirate bays are mostly the overseas sites such as torrent hub that are frequently accessed by most individuals. Stop Online Piracy Act has various provisions (Crothers, 2012). Firstly, SOPA requires the courts to put up requests that are aimed at ensuring that both the online payment facilities and advertising networks refrain from using the infringing websites to conduct their business activities. Secondly, Stop Online Piracy Act requires the courts to have orders that ensure that internet service providers do not have access to the infringing websites. The final provision of Stop Online Piracy Act states that all search engines such as Google should not link to the infringing websites. Therefore, SOPA provisions are aimed at including piracy of copyrighted content in the criminal laws that will attract a maximum of five years imprisonment. Stop Online Piracy Act has been opposed and embraced by the Americans. Those...
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