PIRACY

A Presentation on the ways,

causes & effects of

piracy

What comes to your mind when you think “PIRATES” ?

PIRATES?

But what about this ???

PIRACY is defined as :“The act of violence or

depredation on the high seas; also, the theft of Intellectual

Property, especially in

electronic media.”

What is PIRACY ???

Piracy is a form of copyright

violation. It includes the

unauthorized use, reproduction,

and/or distribution of material,

electronic or printed, that is

covered by copyright law in a

manner that violates one of the

copyright owner’s exclusive

rights.

What constitutes PIRACY ???

Reproduce or copy the work for sale

(Mechanical and Distribution Rights) Create derivative works based on the

work Distribute copies of the work to the

public by sale, rental, lease/lending

or other transfer of ownership Perform or display the work publicly.

(Performance and Broadcasting

Rights)

Piracy of Books

Use of e-books.

Use of Pirated Books

Piracy of Music

MP3 downloads

Compilations such as

“Greatest Hits” of any

artist or collection of a specific genre

Piracy of MoviesUsing

camcorders to copy movies shown in a

theatre.

Recording the telecast from DTHs. (HDTV Rip)

Copying Screener DVDs & Original

DVDs

Piracy of Software

Use of Cracks and Key-

Generators

Using same Serial Key in multiple PCs

Use of pirated Operating Systems

Copying licensed software

How is it all done ???

Factors Causing Piracy

It’s a business and is making

hugeprofits.

Original products (Books, Software) are not available in the market.

Prices are very high that’s why people are compelled to purchase pirated

products.(Books & Software)

Government taxes levied on import of original software

and books increases their prices, so people resort to pirated products.

Effect of Piracy

It is a great threat to creativity of writers, artists, etc.

It causes great losses to companies.

It costs many people their jobs.

Effect of Piracy

According to a report

published in March, 2009,

as much as

Rs. 16,000 crore and

80,000 jobs are lost

directly due to piracy.

Possible Solution

International Copyright Laws and

bodies like World Intellectual Property

Organization (WIPO) help protect the

original owners of works.Government should ban pirated

products take stringent measures to

prevent piracy.Government should also encourage

industries to produce original licensed

products at lower prices.