...A report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course of BUSINESS ETHICS As a part of POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT On PIRACY IN MOVIES AND SONGS DOMAIN By S. Sandeep Bhat (PGP/17/290) Shakun (PGP/17/295) Satyanarayana A (PGP/17/293) Sana Niazi (PGP/17/292) Saurabh Choudhary (PGP/17/294) Sabyasachi Das (PGP/17/291) INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT KOZHIKODE-673570 DECEMBER 2013 DECLARATION OF PLAGIARISM-FREE WORK We are aware of rules against ‘Plagiarism’ in IIM Kozhikode and hereby declare that our work is original and plagiarism-free, and that in all cases where we quote or use the work of others (in books, articles, essays, research papers and on the internet), it is acknowledged and quotations and paraphrases are clearly indicated. Sandeep Bhat Shakun Satyanarayan A Sana Niazi Saurabh Chaudhary Sabyasachi Das DECLARATION OF EQUAL CONTRIBUTION OF WORK We hereby declare that we have equally contributed towards completing this research and put in efforts to the best of our capabilities. Sandeep Bhat Shakun Satyanarayan A Sana Niazi Saurabh Chaudhary Sabyasachi Das TABLE OF CONTENTS Sr. No. | Content | Page No. | 1. | Literature Review | 3 | 2. | Executive Summary | 3 | 3. | Methodology | 4 | 4. | Data Analysis and Findings | 5 | 5. | Conclusion | 6 | 6. | References | 7 | 7. | Appendix | 7 | 1. LITERATURE REVIEW Piracy refers to the unauthorized use or reproduction...
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...Journal of Intellectual Property Rights Vol 18, September 2013, pp 457-464 Piracy in the Internet Age Nikita Hemmige† ILS Law College, Law College Rd, Pune 411 004, India Received 17 December 2012, revised 12 August 2013 The Internet has created boundary-less territories and has helped in evolving a unique method to share and transfer information, growth of e-commerce and in creating a global platform for all nations and its citizens. Online piracy is a major flipside to this development. Rampant intellectual property (IP) infringements by way of unlawful reproduction and unmonitored downloads is a matter of concern. It is significant to take note of the laws that various countries have enacted and enforced in order to curb or at least regulate online piracy and related activities. Further, though the Copyright Act, 1957 and Information Technology Act, 2000 in India deal with certain facets of piracy, they do not conclusively deal with this menace. It is the need of the hour for India to draft and enforce laws which will address the current problem and also take into consideration the technological advancements that are likely to give rise to more of such complex issues. Formulating such a law in the near future will be a welcome change and will definitely give India the IP advantage. Keywords: Online piracy, copyright infringement, jurisdictional barriers, Internet laws, intellectual property The Internet has become the first port of call for anyone in search...
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...to $3.5 Billion a year to pirated video games. The losses to piracy are equal to about one-fifth of the total value of the video game market (De Weck, 2012). This figure is, of course, a simple estimate as no hard data is available to determine the true value of the losses. However, Industry sources report that in 2005, U.S. retail sales of video game software was $7.0 billion, rising to $7.4 billion in 2006 (Siwek, 2007). These figures indicate a rather substantial decrease in loses that may have a correlation with the economy as well as the decrease in sales. Another niche within the Entertainment industry that is heavily affected by piracy is the Music Industry ("Who music theft," 2012). To put this problem in perspective how devastating piracy not only to the Gaming Industry, a study by the Institute for Policy Innovation that dates back to 2007 had determined that the accumulative impact of millions of songs downloaded illegally amounts to an annual harm of around $12.5 billion dollars in losses to the U.S. economy as well as more than 70,000 lost jobs and $2 billion in lost wages to American workers (Siwek, 2007). The negative effect that piracy has in the gaming industry is a global effect. In 2011, the Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance pointed to a recent report published by AM Mindpower Solutions, which disclosed that at least 73% of actual global revenue from video gaming is lost every year due to piracy with rates increasing while total revenues decrease (Butler,...
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...Internet .This chapter introduced the history, structure, characteristics, and workings of the Internet. Do some research to obtain information about the efforts that are being made to make the Internet a more powerful and secure system. Write a paper describing these efforts and the parties involved in making this a reality. Case 07-1: The Future of Online Shopping .Use credible sources on the Internet or at your local library to gauge the future of online shopping. Write a summary of your findings and offer reasons for either the expected growth or decline of this Web activity. Do you personally agree with the findings of your research? Why or why not? Conclude by discussing your online shopping experiences and providing examples of items you have purchased online within the past year. Case 08-2: Preventing the Piracy of Multimedia Files .Audio, graphics, and video are all examples of multimedia elements. Piracy of these elements on the Internet is widespread and increasing at an alarming rate. Write a paper about an ongoing effort to prevent the piracy of multimedia elements on the Internet. In your paper, mention the impact of piracy on the industry, and describe how the proposed solution works. Case 09-1: Ethics Violations .Find a...
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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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...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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...less than the OECD average=23,938 USD p/a. http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/ireland/ Emigration Population Demographics Socio-Cultural Global music piracy lost revenue estimated at $5.333 billion (http://www.ipi.org/ipi_issues/detail/the-true-cost-of-sound-recording-piracy-to-the-us-economy) Music sales in the U.S. have dropped 53 percent, from $14.6 billion to $7.0 billion in 2013. (http://www.riaa.com/physicalpiracy.php?content_selector=piracy-online-scope-of-the-problem) Tribal Case Report Generation Y cynicism and segmentation. Rock and a hard place case report Target market want a B&M store? Technological Mobile Technology Streaming sites Increasing broadband speeds Eircom to launch new 'pure' broadband with speeds of up to 1,000Mbs - http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/eircom- Legal Sean Sherlock signs copyright amendment law http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0229/314091-copyright/ High Court orders six Irish internet providers to block The Pirate Bay http://www.thejournal.ie/high-court-order-block-pirate-bay-948503-Jun2013/ Sony sues UPC over music piracy move http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/sony-sues-upc-over-music-piracy-move-30013004.html Record giants sue Irish Govt over music piracy...
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...Digital Piracy DIGITAL PIRACY In a day and age when almost all creative works can be put into digital form and legally distributed, there is also a huge potential for theft. This type of theft is known as digital piracy or intellectual property theft and often results in lost revenue, jobs, and wages. Battling online theft is a daily challenge for copyright owners. Digital piracy occurs when creative works such as graphics, photos, movies, songs, or text are distributed online without the consent of the artist, creator, or author and is in direct violation of copyright laws. (Artists Against Digital Theft) These thieves are often referred to as digital pirates. These pirates often setup professional and well-designed websites that trick consumers into believing they are legal. These websites are usually hosted overseas so that digital pirates can avoid requests to remove illegal content. It is very costly and time consuming for copyright owners to pursue international litigation to stop illegal distribution of their creative works. (Artists Against Digital Theft) In an attempt to stop digital piracy, the creative community is uniting together to “champion the rights of artists.” (Artists Against Digital Theft) A website called, Stop Stealing My Future, hosts a contest to help raise awareness about digital piracy. Artists upload videos of themselves explaining how digital piracy affects jobs and the digital arts industry. (Stop Stealing My Future) Another website...
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...File Sharing and the Revenue of the Creative Industries Introduction File sharing hosts, who provide online storage to share various files ripped from media like recorded music, films, and books, have been considered as a type of internet piracy that threatens the creative industries, including films, music, software, and books. (Van Eijk, 2011) However, after the shutdown of Megaupload, one of the most popular file hosting site, a series of ripple effect happened, causing several other file sharing hosts either deleted their files, or set up an access restriction. (Peukert and Claussen, 2012) It appeared to be an impact on the internet piracy and the revenue of the creative industries would go up — But it didn’t. According to Peukert and Claussen (2012), for example, the revenue of the film industry have decrease ever since Megaupload’s shutdown. The purpose of the essay is trying to analyze the relationship between the internet piracy via file sharing hosts and the revenue of the creative industries — how does the former interact with the latter — and a solution to resolve the declined revenue of the creative industries. Internet Piracy and File Sharing As its name suggests, “Internet Piracy” refers to manufacturing and distributing unauthorized copies, ie. “pirate copies”, on the Internet. (Panethiere, 2005) While the term “File Sharing” means to share a file with another person physically, such as storing and distributing a file in a CD, DVD, or a drive, or via uploading...
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...the music. The expense an artist uses is so much and there is no profit to gain after the music is produced and probably it might not hit. I anticipate joining the music industry that is why this topic is of my major concern. The main issue in question is how has the music industry been affected by the internet and digital downloading? Annotations BBC News. US Court Re-imposes $220,000 Music Piracy Fine. BBC News. 2012. Web. Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19572817 In this article, a lady, Jamie Thomas-Rasset was accused by the Recording Industry Association of America, a trade organization that supports major music industries, that he had been pirating music and uploading them on the internet. She was fined a large amount of money per song and this shows how serious the digital downloading of music has affected the music industry and has become an offense to share the music online. This source shows the seriousness of the effect of digital download on the music industry and how the industry has gone ahead to appeal to the law courts as an offense to share the music online since their revenue is being affected greatly. Hamilton, Jill. The Music Industry. Detroit, Green Haven. 2009. Print. The publication by Jim Hamilton is about the current matters...
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...Introduction The report focuses the controversial topic of SOPA and PIPA. In the report, we will introduce the aims of the two bills and debate whether they are reasonable or not. In the end of discussion, we come to the conclusion that the two should not be passed. Both of the supporter and oppose will provide their reasons. And each of them will attack his/her rival’s argument. The aims of SOAP and PIPA The aim of SOPA The full name of SOPA is Stop Online Privacy Act. It is a United States bill which is attempt by lawmakers to combat online privacy and intellectual property theft. The bill is divided into two sections: “Combating Online Privacy” and “Additional Enhancements to Combat Intellectual Property Theft”. The main aim of SOPA is that give the judicial departments of United States more rights to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods in other areas and other countries. “Combating Online Privacy” attempts to provide tools to law enforcement. “Additional Enforcements to Combat Intellectual Property Theft” clarifies criminal law as applied to intellectual property rights. With the protection of SOPA, lawmakers want to encourage new writings, research, products and services. Because in the old day American inventors, authors, and entrepreneurs have been forced to stand by and watch as their works are stolen by foreign infringers beyond the reach of current U.S. law. As the time goes by, more and more people lose the...
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...Digital Media Copyright in Developing Countries In the developing world, piracy is a serious problem. According to the report “Why Poor Countries Lead the World in Piracy”, “Trade reps from rich countries complaining loudly about copyright infringement and demanding that poor countries reorganize their domestic priorities around preventing unauthorized copying at any expense, threatening trade sanctions and worse for the recalcitrant." However, the copyright laws in many developing countries still give little consideration to copyright management issues for Digital Media Fields, such as software, E-book, music downloads, and digital cinema. As the biggest sources of illegal download in the world, developing countries’ digital media technology is seriously hindered. At the same time, some people argued that the tolerant digital media copyright law helps to bring culture and knowledge to people. I believe it is a mistake, as they may not understand Fair Use. In the case of China, according to Liu & Bates, “China copyright law focuses more on the regulations for traditional forms of creative content than the digital fields” (Liu & Bates, 2008). However, according to China Internet Network Information Center’s report, “the number of “netizens” in China has exceeded that of the United States” (2008). At the same time, China has become one of the biggest illegal downloads sources. As a result, China has responsibility to pay attention to digital rights management. A strong...
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...SOFTWARE PIRACY IFSM 304 Abstract In the various media industries there are extreme worries concerning unauthorized downloading and copying of their products known as piracy. Piracy of items has been part of commerce for centuries; counterfeiting of currency for example. With the information age the ease at which media can be pirated has caused an explosion of this phenomenon. This practice is an illegal act that is done by individuals for personal use and also for profit. The first do not seem to see the issues caused by this practice such as; the spreading of viruses and lower quality products. We will use Reynolds' Seven-Step Ethical Decision Making Approach for the breakdown of the ethical reality of software piracy. Introduction Software piracy is defined as illegally copying software for distribution within the organization, or to friends, clubs and other groups, or for duplication and resale (PC Mag, n.d.). Software piracy is a worldwide issue. With the increase in the access to and the speed of the Internet the availability of pirated media continues to increase in availability. The most common of types of piracy follow: Softlifting: Borrowing and installing a copy of a software application from a colleague. Client-server overuse: Installing more copies of the software than you have licenses for. Hard-disk loading: Installing and selling unauthorized copies of software on refurbished or new computers. Counterfeiting: Duplicating and selling copyrighted...
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...Electronic Theft Act Law (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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...creating even more taxable revenue. Ultimately, the founding fathers incorporated intellectual property rights to encourage others to create firms and positively influence the economy. 2. The U.S. music industry is vastly affected by piracy. According to a research conducted by Nova Southeastern University, the U.S. music industry losses an average of $2.7 billion annually due to piracy . In addition, the U.S. lost about 71,060 jobs....
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