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Apple's iTunes is not to prevent or reduce piracy 2 years 5 weeks ago

A few years ago, Steve Jobs, in accordance with the iPod and the iTunes Store shook the stiffness of the business Apple MacBook Pro 15" Series Battery model of the music industry, everyone talks about how Apple to save the music industry. In fact, even more than 3 billion songs sold on Apple's iTunes is not to prevent or reduce piracy. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) chairman, said there are still 95% of online music downloads is illegal. In the process, Apple is more than 2008 Wal-Mart, the seller has the largest in the world of music.

Are you afraid of piracy? 2 years 39 weeks ago

It is so easy to pirate the work of others nowadays, whether it’s an artwork, picture, writings, etc. Just look around your surroundings and you will see many vendors selling pirated CDs. Piracy is a major reason why the music and movie industries are going down. Who can blame these vendors? This may be a negative effect of what we call technology, but it can be a real blessing in disguise for the masses because they can now afford to buy cheap entertainment.

Why Any Future Anti-Piracy Legislation Must Not Regulate Search Engines - Technorati Politics 12 weeks 3 days ago

Having lost backing and support, two anti-piracy bills, SOPA and PIPA are currently on the shelves. However, one thing is certain. Entertainment lobbyists and lawmakers won't walk away from the flourishing worldwide piracy activity without attempting to legally address it.

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Stomp Out Illegal File Sharing With Online Digital Content Distributors 17 weeks 3 days ago

According to the Digital Media Association, there is a measurable correlation between the availability (or non-availability) of online digital content and piracy. For instance, a study was conducted by two professors at the Carnegie Mellon University that measured online piracy when NBC content was removed from the iTunes Store over a nine month period. The result? An 11.4% increase in piracy.

Pirates then and Now; comparing todays sea pirates to the corsairs of history 2 years 37 weeks ago

Piracy is nothing new. It is interesting to compare the corsairs of 1200 - 1800 to those who operate today. Piracy in the old days had a terrific impact on history, wars were fought, colonies made. Today, one wonders if the world will have learned from history