People have discovered ways to gain free access to intellectual properties via the internet. Piracy has seemingly become a threat to the economy of companies that own an intellectual product because it causes them to lose their profit. Internet Piracy gives people access to media without having them pay and allows them the comfort of just downloading a file or even streaming from the internet.Piracy is considered by most as morally wrong and degrading the quality and reputation of certain intellectual properties.
Internet piracy is an immoral act which has been thought of as equal to stealing.People who work should not have their effort taken for granted such as having their work acquired by others for free in a convenient way such as the
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Higher fan base will give the company higher profit through popularity of their productions. People who like their productions would be willing to pay them. The TV show “Game Of Thrones” has become the most pirated TV show in 2012 according download results on Torrent sites such as TorrentFreak with approximately 4,280,000 downloads but one of the directors, David Petrarca, says he does not mind as it helps the show gain more fame from the internet and the production company HBO has made even more profit from the popularity of the show. Viewers who have been exposed to free material may recognize the works of its producers and pay for their future distributions creating more profit for the producers. People feel more satisfied if they pay for products from the producers they love even though they have acquired it for free once in their lifetime and could do it again. Warner Bros. uses piracy data to determine what people may be demanding from their studios using piracy to their advantage while being against piracy itself.(Kaplan,2013) Piracy can preserve the existence of certain intellectual products through files stored on computers and websites. Intellectual properties can be lost in time but piracy increases the chance having them stored on different computers, sites, or other digital storing devices. It is important for intellectual properties to be preserved so people from future generation could see how they were in the
A strong work ethic was required. “If a fellow won’t work, he has no right to anything.” However when a worker that
The issue later rises on how the court interpreted copyright law in terms of the digital era and the court’s indulgent understanding of
Piracy, buccaneering and privateering are commonly confused with each other in media and literature. In this paper, all three will be evaluated separately on their impact on the Spanish and North American colonies in North America. This requires an explanation of the distinction between all three. Although very similar, these practices do hold some differences ; while piracy was the practice of illegally attacking and robbing ships at sea, privateering was privately-owned armed ships (usually pirates) that were issued a government commission and authorized for the use of war. Buccaneers were actually runaway sailors and deserters who arrived to the waters of the Caribbean Sea, where they kept themselves alive by roasting stolen cattle on makeshift
In this case I am the attorney for Walt Disney Studios and we have filed a lawsuit against Professor Faden for copyright infringement. This is because when he made his video he used our content without our permission and used an excessive amount. It is not fair for him to use our content because it cost us millions to make and produce those movies and he is using it for free. Also it took us a lot of time and effort to create the characters and the story behind each character. Editing and writing is a timely consuming thing which is even more money we have put into our content that Professor Faden is using for free.
At least some money should be given to them so their able reward themselves for the handwork that they dedicate every week. This will also help them feel like all the hard work and dedication isn 't for nothing and that their appreciated for their
This is why I say there needs to be a certain balance in the workplace. A balance that benefits the employees and
Providing the example of Steve Jobs, the creator of Apple, she says the people who work under Jobs break their backs at factories, yet he never credits the workers’ efforts to his overall success. Tokumitsu points out that the DWYL mantra is narcissistic for those who are overpaid for less labor, while those tricked into believing they love their job are less valued for the overall
Another reason could be that it sells what they are advertising. It catches a viewers attention and draws them in. It creates a good vibe and good attention the the
It is still a crime to use torrent sites to download movies and considered to be an act of piracy. The author also stated that when using
Downloading the illegal content should also have more serious ramifications to decrease the demand for pirated
This contribution obtained long after the initial distribution of movies in theaters and television. Pirates do not pay wages or taxes and they do not give benefits to the workers. Therefore, how is it possible for all these workers obtained those benefits when the viewer preferred to watch the film at pirate sites rather than in more legal ways. Conversely, actors and directors may not experience the impact since they may not be getting a considerable portion of back-end money (Strauss, 2013). For them, piracy is just another way of upping up their visibility where recognition of their work, their name, and their face is predominant.
Furthermore, due to her professional conduct, and behavior, the company should not support the employee’s lazy and non-productive attitude (Bernardin & Russell, 2013). In conclusion, Jeanette
In this story, I will be telling you about stealing, and how it is not good. The punishment of stealing can result to jail and distrust from others. When you steal, you can get LIFE punishment in jail, or even get your life token if you are caught in the act of stealing, and I don’t think you want that to happen. But people think its right because they don’t have to work for what they steal.
REIMAGINING CULTURE IN THE ERA OF DIGITAL CREATIVITY AND COPYRIGHT LAW Prajwal K Aradhya 20141351 “What’s the most resilient parasite? An idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules ”; these were the words of Cobb, the character played by Leonardo DiCaprio, in the movie Inception.