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Making an argument for Internet piracy

Making an argument for Internet piracy. Timothy Drobniak Section 21. Internet Piracy: What Is It?. The use of the Internet for illegally copying or distributing unauthorized software. Current Situation: The Players. Torrent The Pirate Bay Mininova Countless other sites P2P Lime Wire

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Making an argument for Internet piracy

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  1. Making an argument for Internet piracy Timothy Drobniak Section 21

  2. Internet Piracy: What Is It? The use of the Internet for illegally copying or distributing unauthorized software.

  3. Current Situation: The Players • Torrent • The Pirate Bay • Mininova • Countless other sites • P2P • Lime Wire • Gnutella file share network

  4. Current Situation: The Defense • DRM protection software • Complicates and disadvantages paying users • Currently being removed/leaving production • Sony BGM Root kit • Botched attempt to protect music • More Trojan than protection

  5. Benefitting From Piracy: Music • “Pay what you like” distribution of music Key participating artists • Radiohead – In Rainbows • Sold more than previous album, Hail To The Theif, despite being available for free • Girl Talk – Feed The Animals • Nine Inch Nails – The Slip • Trent Reznor suggests his fans steal his music

  6. Benefitting From Piracy: Youtube YouTube contains countless amounts of illegally hosted music and television Offers access and promotion to artists

  7. Benefitting From Piracy: Movies • Independent films gain exposure • “The Man From Earth” • Rose from 11,235th to 5th in popularity on IMDB after being pirated • 1st in both independent film and science fiction categories • Major film studios lose • Promotional, merchandising, and other film related sales generate income

  8. Benefitting From Piracy: Television • Network hosted websites and Hulu create new, free television consumption • Advertising adapting to the internet model • Lack of access leads to piracy • Television piracy percentages

  9. Benefitting From Piracy: Software • Open source model • Firefox • Open Office • Linux • Propriety software manufactures lose • Anti piracy measures hurt paying consumers • Expensive software costs encourage piracy

  10. Conclusion Piracy is inevitable Standard distribution model does not work in globalized world Independent artists benefit from publicity

  11. Works Cited Soghoian, Chris. “TV Torrents: When ‘piracy’ is easier than legal purchase.” New-Cnet.com 6/13/2007. <http://news.cnet.com/8301-13739_3-9775271-46.html> . (8/8/2009.) “Radiohead reveals how successful ‘In Rainbows’ download really was.” nme.com. 10/15/2009. <http://www.nme.com/news/radiohead/40444> (8/8/2009.) Moses, Asher. “Nails frontman urges fans to steal music.” smh.com.au. 6/18/2007. <http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/steal-away-steal-steal-and-steal-some-more/2007/09/18/1189881482912.html> (8/8/2009) Morozov, Evgeny. “Internet piracy is good for films.” moreintelligentlife.com. 12/13/2007. <http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/node/719> (8/8/2009) Ernesto. “’Pirated’ Youtube Clip Boosts Band’s Album Sales.” torrentfreak.com 7/27/2009. <http://torrentfreak.com/pirated-youtube-clip-boosts-bands-album-sales-090727/> (8/8/2009)

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