...anonymity and ease of sharing information, piracy has become a very real issue for companies, both in and out of the workplace. Piracy can be segmented into two main industries; the multimedia industry which involves the copying of songs, videos and games, and the software industry which is the copying of software licences. For the purpose of this paper, we will be discussing the implications of software piracy, its effects on everyday businesses, and also briefly cover the effects on the industry itself. We will apply the theoretical framework and specify what this issue means to business managers in a practical setting. History Software Piracy originated in the 1960’s when the CD-RW drive was invented and floppy disks were traded. Since that time, the industry has grown significantly, especially in developing countries, resulting in billions of dollars of lost economic benefits and tax revenue. Prior to the 1980’s, one could pirate software without any legal implications. However, in the late 1970’s, Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, lobbied for legislation to protect the integrity of software. When an individual or organization purchases software, it is the license to use the software that is purchased, not the software itself. As a result, Software Piracy is now an illegal act in most countries. One of the main advantages of Software Piracy is cost: the software is free or almost free to obtain. In addition, the software is easy to obtain, most often through the...
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...Week 1 Assignment Software piracy is the illegal copying, distribution, or use of software. It is such a profitable "business" that it has caught the attention of organized crime groups in a number of countries. When you purchase a commercial software package, an end user license agreement ( EULA) is included to protect that software program from copyright infringement. Typically, the license states that you can install the original copy of software you bought on one computer and that you can make a backup copy in case the original is lost or damaged. You agree to the licensing agreement when you open the software package (this is called a shrink wrap license), when you open the envelope that contains the software disks, or when you install the software. 2 organizations that that work to prevent software piracy is SIIA and FAST. The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is a trade organization for the software and digital content industry. SIIA offers global services in business development, government relations, corporate education, and intellectual property protection to companies. It also advocates a legal and regulatory environment that benefits the entire industry. The Federation Against Software Theft was set up in 1984 by the British Computer Society's Copyright Committee, and was the first software copyright organization in the U.K. Its first action was to raise the awareness of software piracy and to lobby the U.K. Parliament for changes in the Copyright...
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...Why is software piracy so pervasive? I believe software piracy is so wide-spread because of the easy method for sharing this software world-wide through the internet. With peer-to-peer sharing through torrent sites a person can share software with the world. Without the ability to share software on the internet piracy would be much less pervasive. I have heard some people make the excuse for using pirated software on the exorbitant profits that companies like Microsoft are generating due to overpriced software. Years ago there was an outcry that Microsoft should give a discount when a person purchased multiple copies. In response, Microsoft did finally offer a discounted Family Pak for their OS and Office. I also believe the conversion to digital formats like eBooks and mp3’s has made it easier to pirate these types of products. What are your innovative ideas to reduce this problem? This is a battle that I feel the software industry is losing although they have put up a fight. We have seen torrent sites shut down, individuals jailed, and people fined and yet pirating only seems to grow. Popular sites like isohunt and Demonoid which were shut down by the MPAA have resurrected their torrent site in different countries. Over the years the software industry has tried numerous methods including serial numbers, activation, and more recently online activation and authentication as Microsoft started with the new Office 2013, but it seems hackers continue to find methods...
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...only through the hardware devices but also some great softwares. Nobody's PC and tablet can run well without the necessary software, but there' re a number of software users don't want to buy the full licensed softwares. In order to have a accurate percentage of software piracy rate, BSA (business software alliance) made a research about it. The result of the piracy rate research made the researchers shocked. On the BSA's piracy study on 2011, total worldwide software piracy rate is up to 42% (Business Software Alliance, 2011) . Software piracy has become an increasing global problem to businesses and software developers in the world during the past two decades (Shin, Gopal, Sanders, & Whinston, 2004). The software industry suffers billions dollar losses because of software piracy (Bass, 2011). There' s no denying that U.S. is generally considered as the world leader in the software industry, but America' s illegal software market is worth 9 billion dollars in 2011, which is the top 1 economy in commercial value of pirated PC software (BSA, 2011). The problem of piracy diminishes revenues and lessens investment in research and development, threatening the long term benefit of the software industry. According to the Software and Information Industry Association, the worldwide revenue of business-based PC applications was $21.6 billion in 1999, but global revenue losses due to piracy in the business application software market were calculated at $12 billion (Shin, Gopal, Sanders...
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...Software Copyright Piracy & Laws | Business Law | | This paper contains both recent and past accounts of software piracy cases. Also within the contents are definitions of what software piracy is and what has and can be done to help stop copyright infringement. | | Brandon Sampsell | 4/19/2012 | | Software Copyright Piracy & Laws The definition of software piracy is the illegal copying of software for commercial or personal gain. Software companies have tried many methods to prevent piracy, with varying degrees of success. Several agencies like the Software Publishers Association and the Business Software Alliance have been formed to combat both worldwide and domestic piracy. Software piracy is an unresolved, worldwide problem, costing millions of dollars in lost revenue. In a more recent case, the case of Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd v Sharman License Holdings Ltd (2005) 220 ALR 1 was high-profile Australian litigation involving music labels suing the developers and distributors (collectively referred to as "the Sharman parties") of software that enabled access to the Kazaa a p2p network. The software, which was made available for free, enabled users to upload and download digital files like music files or data files. However, unlike earlier p2p networks the Kazaa network did not require operation through centralized servers, nor physical involvement in the transmission of the files. The essence of the litigation concerned the responsibility...
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...An Overview on SOFTWARE PIRACY under Intellectual Property Right Regime e1834 Abinash Chandra Nayak (SOFTWARE PIRACY IS "UNAUTHORIZED COPYING OR DISTRIBUTION OF COPYRIGHTED SOFTWARE .") SOFTWARE PIRACY IS A VIOLATION OF COPYRIGHT LAW AND A FORM OF THEFT . What Is Software Piracy? The definition of software piracy is the "unauthorized copying or distribution of copyrighted software." While this definition may sound simple, its impact and affect are anything but. In 2008, worldwide software piracy rates rose to 41 percent, with losses estimated at $50.2 billion, according to a study by the Business Software Alliance. Identification Whether you purchase software from a retail store or download installation files from an Internet site, a user license, not the CD or possession of installation files, is what gives you the right to install and use the software. The license you purchase defines specific terms and conditions regarding legal use of the software, such as how many computers you may install the software on, or whether you can transfer the software to another computer. Any actions you take outside the limits of the license constitute software piracy. 1 Methods Software piracy can take many forms, but one of the most common includes counterfeiting, or a licensed user making duplicate copies of the software to sell or give away, with or without providing codes to unlicensed users as a work-around to anti-piracy features. Other piracy methods include ...
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...Copyright and Book Piracy in Pakistan Khalid Mahmood Department of Library & Information Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore Muhammad Ilyas Department of Library & Information Science, University of Balochistan, Quetta Copyright Defined Copyright is a legal term describing rights given to creators for their literary and artistic works. Kinds of works covered by copyright include: literary works such as novels, poems, plays, reference works, newspapers and computer programs; databases; films, musical compositions, and choreography; artistic works such as paintings, drawings, photographs and sculpture; architecture; and advertisements, maps and technical drawings. Legal Definition of Copyright According to The Copyright Ordinance, 1962 The exclusive right to reproduce the work in any material form to publish the work to perform the work in public to produce, reproduce, perform or publish any translation of the work to broadcast the work to make any adaptation of the work Book Piracy Deliberate infringement of copyright on intellectual property and an absolute disregard for ownership or authorship of literary works OR Using another person’s opinion, ideas or works as if they were one’s own and without making any attempt at acknowledging their true source The Berne Convention Adopted by an international conference held in 1886 at Berne, Switzerland 8th amendment in 1979 Salient features: National treatment ...
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...in over 100 countries. *COMING FACE TO FACE WITH PIRAC*Y "Even though we focus on enterprise class software, we see a lot of piracy, and it is a big problem. Mostly it is compliance issues rather than outright piracy. And although we see more of this internationally than in the U.S., the U.S. is still a problem." -- Microsoft Certified Partner, USA Ecosystem members run into piracy and license misuse every day in at least two ways: They find it in their customer base when deploying new solutions or services. They find it in competition with companies that bundle or otherwise incorporate pirated software into their own solutions, sometimes without customer knowledge. The unlicensed software gets into customer environments a number of ways, from counterfeiting and {draw:rect} REPORT A survey commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by IDC, a global provider of market intelligence, in November 2007 reported that more than 80 percent of commercial enterprises across Russia continue to use unlicensed or pirated software. “Many company directors still think procuring software legally is not cost effective and inevitably involves extra expenses like training of IT managers or paying for software upgrades,” said Leonid Klyaiman, Microsoft’s product manager in Russia. “Such ignorance has encouraged a preference for unlicensed software in many companies.” The survey polled directors and IT managers in 500 companies across five federal districts...
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...Case 3: Government, Private Companies losing P14.6B to Software Piracy 1. Executive Summary Seven out of 10 software programs installed in computers in the Philippines are unlicensed, resulting to losses of P14.6 billion in 2011, the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) on August 16 said during the launch of its educational campaign geared at addressing high software piracy rate. Through the campaign dubbed “Be Aware of Your Software: Maximize the Benefits, Minimize the Risks,” aims to inform the public of the perks and perils of using pirated software. IPOPHL will be inviting companies to undergo a software usage survey to check if they are using licensed software. Those that don’t comply will be recommended by IPOPHL representatives for further sanction by enforcement agencies – Optical Media Board (OMB), Philippine National Police (PNP) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). These agencies are part of the Pilipinas Anti-Piracy Team (PAPT). POPHL, however, is limited to inspection and survey when it comes to intellectual property rights. “Ironic… At present, we do not have enforcement powers… we still need the enforcement agencies to file the case,” Gepty said. This is why IPOPHL is pushing for the passage of Senate Bill 301 or the Copyright Bill, which empowers IPOPHL to inspect and survey private companies and government agencies on IP Code compliance. For now, IPOPHL can inspect or survey companies only if they consent to be placed under...
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...very different from those of other countries, and there are many unique characteristics of China’s Netizens. 70% of the Chinese users are under 30 years of age; they are the new “Shopaholic S”. But they usually do not pay for any software or eBook online, only for physical commodity and some games. Computer users can easily pirate software for less than $2, or download software like Tomato Garden free of charge. In addition, PC games are relatively easy to pirate and download for free; So many teenagers would do this rather than buy a game. The Chinese users can almost get everything from the Internet, including the best-selling novel, latest movie, music or software by totally free. It sounds that this “free Internet environment” provides Chinese users with “great convenient”, but it’s not. Network tort already became increasingly pressing issue in China since this illegal download has hurt more and more people’s rights. For example, Baidu, China’s biggest search engine, known for illegal downloads, involved in a lawsuit about copyright tort for one of its functions called “Baidu Library”, which allow people to upload and download literature for free. Thunder also is involved in similar lawsuit for supporting free downloads of movies and software. Actually, such " encroach copyright issue desk " had happened again and again in China. In the passage, we will discuss three cases about issues...
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...and be happy. This is exactly what piracy is all about. So what exactly is so wrong with pirating? Piracy of entertainment is illegal and viewed as typically wrong by majority of people. Personally I have saved quite possibly thousands of dollars in pirating in my life. From the days of LimeWire where you could pirate a single song that you would have to download and wait throughout the night for it to be usable. To today where we are able to download whole discographies of artists within half an hour or less. However, today I would like to present you the facts that piracy isn’t as wrong as it appears and how each and everyone in this room can benefit from it by providing information on how it cannot be stopped, the monetary impacts of piracy, and other benefits of piracy. Transistion: Piracy is defined as the illegal trade or copy of digital entertainment according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. A study by Portsmouth University in 2014 concluded that the motives for piracy are that it saves money, often helps artists bypass record companies and allows access to content before it’s release date. Body I: Now that we know why people pirate we can look at how Piracy cannot be stopped. A. Goverments have attempted and momentarily succeded to take down pirating websites such as The Pirate Bay, but they revived and came back under multiple new domains within a short period of time B. In 2011 a bill called ‘SOPA’ or STOP ONLINE PIRACY ACT was introduced by US Representative...
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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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...grows to like him though the movie as he is usually very good looking, sly ,stealthy while saving a “damsel in distress” and or there is a love story in the script. In actuality, pirates were more often desperate, drunken men who dressed in tatters, wasted food and money and were dishonest outlaws who rarely got the girl unless she was forced. Pirates often turned to piracy in protest against oppressive conditions at home or on merchant ships. The life of a free unrestrained outlaw is what they sought. While there aren’t very many real pirates left in the world today we do still have a major problem with piracy. Pirates no longer require war ships, daggers or swords just computers and advanced technology. People who rebel against the common laws of our nations and who only care about filling their pockets and about their own well-being. Today’s pirates are pirates of technology, stealing information from cds’, dvds’, blue rays’ and computer software. Easy money with little work and a huge return. We can see movies not yet released, listen to music that hasn’t come available yet and get the latest computer software at half the cost. For some people, these pirates are awesome and saves them a bunch of money they either don’t have or don’t want to spend. Others just consider them thieves. They...
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...* Motives in pirating a “LOADED” employee/officer of competitor? (1) The company wants the experience and skills of employee. * By headcounting, the 2nd company will definitely benefit from the training, experience, and solid background the pirated individual has acquired from the 1st company. (2) Wants to acquire its competitor’s trade secret. * Not only experience but also the acquisition of the trade secrets or confidential information from the 1st company – like techniques, methodology, marketing strategy, classified formula, exclusive non public data or style. Example: BPI – pioneer automated teller machine and computerized banking * What is digital video recording? * What is Technology Piracy in Digital Recording? * Unauthorized...
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...Sweden were handed down a very harsh sentence from Stockholm, Sweden’s district court in the 2008-2009 case against The Pirate Bay for hosting a website people were 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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