FILM PIRACY Ellie, Fearghal, Harvey & Lois

WHAT IS FILM PIRACY?• Film piracy is the illegal copying and

distribution of movies in print, video, dvd and/or electronic files.

• It is commonly used all throughout Britain and the UK so that people can watch films for cheaper or even free.

• It's a very popular choice of watching films as it is quite fast and simple.

• You can watch films that are not yet released or if you are not willing/can't afford to buy the film legally or go to the cinema to see it.

EFFECTS ON THE INDUSTRY•Film piracy has been the bane of the film industry for about 5 - 10 years now, slowly, it is starting to slowly make the way they sell and make their films worse.

•This effects is surely bad, it means a rise in prices, a fall in quality and an abundance of crimes committed by thousands of people!

SHORT TERM• People do not want to buy films when given option for a free

one – industry are forced to charge more for products which has effects on the chances of us wanting to buy the film.

• Industry loses out on potential earnings - a lower budget for future projects

• E.g. Star wars for example, last year this was the top pirated movie in America, it lost millions of dollars in potential earnings.

• Films that are in the cinema are also accessible – encourages people to watch online rather than in cinema

• Hard for producers to make profit

LONG TERM

• Job loss

• Project = less money = less workers

• Not enough funding

• Actors will not want to play a roll if they are not being paid enough

ADVANTAGES

However, although there are many negatives to film piracy when it comes to to the music industry, there a few benefits for every day people.

• For example, its free, and everything becomes better once it is is free. people who may not be able to afford to pay £10 each time a new film comes out can now access films easier and without having to pay. This means that films maybe getting more recognition.

• Also, it allows people to now test if they like a film or if its worth buying before actually pay to see it. So this is actually an advantage as no one wants to spend money on a film then it turning out to be bad.

DISADVANTAGES

Poor quality -

•It's almost impossible to find the same quality in a film legally bought and one pirated. Often films are recorded at the back of cinema's and the footage - with poor quality sound

•Along side the band quality picture, the sound is sometimes just shut off completely for short periods of time.

•The poor quality of these pirated movies is a main reason as to why the movie industry does not go completely out of business.