Submitted to: Sir Waqar Malik

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Zahida Malik,13

Amna Ashfaq,29

Maryam Yaseen,14

Media Piracy

"Regardless of how the infringer sees it... piracy is theft of intellectual property and is no more justifiable than shoplifting, stealing cable service or other utilities. Developers

invest time and money to develop a... product and deserve to make a fair profit - so they can

develop new ...products. This is particularly crucial for small developers... whose survival depends on income from sales to a limited

market“

According to Abbas Aminmansour

"Pirated copyright goods shall mean any goods which are copies made without the consent of the rightholder or person duly

authorised by the rightholder in the country of production and which are made directly or indirectly from an article where the making of

that copy would have constituted an infringement of a copyright or a related right under the law of the country of importation"

What is Media Piracy?

The explosion of media piracy was galvanized by the invention of the MP3 format back in 1993. This

format allowed the copying of CDs to computer devices, from which pirate CD replicas could then

be produced. The MP3 format wasn't used as widely for piracy until the Napster website opened in 1999.

This highly publicized site allowed users to trade and download musical files. Though Napster was

eventually closed after the recording industry brought a number of lawsuits against it, a variety of

peer-to-peer file services has since sprung up across the Net, making it easy to download media

files illegally.

History of Media Piracy

PrintMusicFilmsSoftwareInternet (online)

Types of Piracy

Any unauthorized use of a copyrighted work, such as a book, school manual, journal article or sheet music, represents an infringement of copyright or a case of copyright piracy, unless covered by a copyright exception. Piracy of printed works affects both paper copies and works in digital format. In some developing countries, trade in pirated books often exceeds the legitimate market. Educational institutions represent a primary target market for pirates.Infringing activities include both illegal commercial photocopying and/or printing and reproduction of books and other printed material in digital form, as well as distribution in hard copy or digital format.

Print Piracy

Music piracy includes both traditional unlawful use of music and unauthorized use of music on on-line communication networks. 

Bootlegging (unauthorized recording and duplication of a live or broadcast performance)

Counterfeiting (unauthorized copying of the material support, labels, artwork and packaging) are the most widespread types of traditional music piracy.

The unauthorized uploading and making available to the public of music files or downloading such files  from an Internet site is referred to as Internet or on-line piracy. On-line piracy may also include certain uses of "streaming" technologies.

Music Piracy

Music Statistics

As in the case of music, film piracy is either traditional or done over the Internet. It includes, but is not limited to, videocassette and optical disc piracy, theatrical camcorder piracy, theatrical print theft, signal theft and broadcasting piracy, and on-line piracy.

Films Piracy

Film Statistics

Software piracy refers to practices that involve the unauthorized copying of computer software.

Software Piracy

The unauthorized downloading or distribution over the Internet of unauthorized copies of works such as movies, music, videogames and software is generally referred to as Internet or on-line piracy. Illicit downloads occur through file-sharing networks, illegal servers, websites and hacked computers. Hard goods pirates also use the Internet to sell illegally duplicated DVDs through auctions and websites. 

Internet (online) Piracy

Most Pirated Movies, T.V. Shows

Low level of public awarenessHigh consumer demand for cultural productsMisconceptions about piracyInefficient intellectual property protection

and weak enforcement of rightsHigh cost of cultural goodsDifficulty of access to legitimate worksConsiderable business profits for pirates

Causes of Piracy

Piracy is Illegal

In the United States, as in many countries around the world, breaking copyright on media is illegal

If an individual breaks federal law regarding media piracy, she is liable to end up in court. Even a first-time offender can end up paying as much as $250,000 in fines, or face a maximum five years in jail. Copyright holders, like the Recording Industry Association of America, also have the ability to sue individuals, and can potentially be awarded as much as $150,000 for every copyrighted file distributed illegally.

Law against Piracy

Authorities responsible for enforcing the copyright law 1. Police- Section 74 (3) of the Copyright Law. 2. Federal Investigation Agency- Second Schedule of FIA

Act of 1974. 3. Customs- Sections 58, 65A to 65C of the Copyright

Law. 4. Judiciary- Civil/Criminal- Sections 59 to 77 of the

Copyright Law. 5. Pakistan electronic Media Regulatory Authority

(PEMRA)- PEMRA Ordinance 2007

Enforcement authorities in Pakistan

Megaupload, a Hong-Kong based company, was a file sharing site founded by Kim Dotcom in 2005. Users could freely upload and download files from the site, but needed to pay a small sum to upgrade their access to "premium access" so as to have access to faster download speeds, no file limitations etc. However, the site was shut down on the 19 January 2012, after being accused of costing copyright holders of films, music and other content more than $500 million dollars in revenue by enabling millions of free downloads of these materials. Movie industry was complaining that the company was making money out of pirated material

Megaupload.com

One of the world's largest file sharing sites.User base of at least a 150 million people

around the worldSo widely used that profits earned founder

Kim Dotcom 42 million dollars in 201182,764,913 unique visitors1,000,000,000 page views throughout history25 petabytes of storage

Just a few Facts about Megaupload

Highest Piracy Rate

Yes, Piracy Does Cause Economic Harm!

1. Counterfeiting2. Internet Piracy3. End User Piracy4. Client-Server Overuse5. Hard-Disk Loading

Types of Pirating

This type of piracy is the illegal duplication, distribution and/or sale of copyrighted material with the intent of imitating the copyrighted product.

Counterfeiting

This occurs when software is downloaded from the Internet. The same purchasing rules apply to on-line software purchases as for those bought in compact disc format.

Internet Piracy

This occurs when an individual reproduces copies of software without authorization.

End-Users Piracy

This type of piracy occurs when too many users on a network are using a central copy of a program at the same time

Client-Server Overuse

This occurs when a business sells new computers with illegal copies of software loaded onto the hard disks to make the purchase of the machines more attractive.

Hard-Disk Loading

Tips To Avoid Piracy Fraud Warning Sign1. Prices that are too good to be true. Auction Sites1. Unbundled OEM and System Builder software 2. No box and manual on CD 3. No tech support 4. Key/serial number only 5. Disc only 6. CD-R/backup copy 7. Software delivered via e-mail 8. Software described as "cannot be registered" 9. Compilation - more than one program on a single CD Spam1. Be cautious of unsolicited spam that promotes Symantec/Norton branded

software 2. File spam complaints with FTC 3. Visit sources of spam for more information on spam

1. Decrease in Sales of Legal Copies2. Retail Price Effects of Piracy3. Estimating the Amount of Piracy4. The Expectation of Piracy5. Non-profit Losses6. A Past Piracy Problem In June of 1996, the largest ever video piracy operation in the United

States was dismantled in New York. The nationwide counterfeit business sold more than 100,000 pirated videos a week, grossing approximately $500,000. The investigation, dubbed “Operation Copy Cat”, culminated

when search warrants were executed by the New York City Police Department, assisted by the MPAA, on 17 locations, including four labs.

Authorities arrested 36 people and seized 817 VCRs, 77,641 pirated videos, $40,000 in case, 37,000 blank cassettes, more than 100,000

sleeves, labels and other sophisticated equipment used in the duplicating process. The economic impact on MPAA member companies is estimated

to be more than $87 million a year.

Effects Of Piracy

There are two methods proposed by Peter Troost may help in the war on piracy.

1. build copy protection into an operating system

2. Meterware (superdistribution)

Solution of Piracy

Even though anti-piracy organizations have made great strides in their fight, with the enormous growth of the Internet, current anti-piracy methods will not completely stop piracy.

The damage done to the industry and legitimate end user does not outweigh the few advantages that piracy does have. The chances of being caught, the fines, and the jail sentences are constantly increasing.

Organizations and industry need to come up with solutions to increase copyright protection, inform the uneducated, and negate the advantages that computer piracy has.

Conclusion

Say NO to Piracy!!!!