PIRACY

 PIRACY 

-230 000 - lost jobs

-126.7 billion illegal online viewings of US produced Tv episodes every year

-26.6 billion illegal online viewing of US produced films 

-90% of market lost in China

-42% of software downloaded

-Costs film + tv industry an estimated $ 29 billion per year

-estimated 43% loss to piracy in UK (Wonder Woman

-superhero films were the most pirated in 2019

- UK estimated over 1 billion £ lost revenues

 

 

 

 

What is legal and what is not in the Czech Republic

“Czech legal system doesn’t see the act of downloading music or films as a breach of law unless the users share the contents with others. The situation is however different when users download and use software – this is a license breach and as such, it is illegal,”

 

According to the latest study of Macek and Zahrádka (2016), around 30% of Czechs download music and watch films and TV series for free.

 

Punishment for the Czech Internet pirates

-First of all, the pirates have the obligation to compensate for the damage they caused (civil liability).

 

-Internet pirates can be fined up to CZK 150,000 (misdemeanor liability).

 

-Pirates can face the imprisonment for up to two years; possibly from six months to five years, if the perpetrator has benefited greatly from the act or committed such a crime in larger scale or repeatedly (criminal liability).

 

 

 

 

Definition: 

 

Piracy refers to the unauthorized duplication of copyrighted content that is then sold at substantially lower prices in the 'grey' market. The ease of access to technology has meant that over the years, piracy has become more rampant. For example, CD writers are available off the shelf at very low prices, making music piracy a simple affair.

 

Description: Many laws have been made to prevent privacy. Internationally, the laws for punishing piracy in developed countries are stringent and punitive in nature. In Asian countries and more in India too, it does not get the attention at the national level due to more engaging issues at hand. However, the industry, especially the IT and music industry, has been taking active interest in stemming the rot. These organizations identify sources of music piracy and then conduct raids with the help of the police. However, convictions are few and the penalties not harsh enough to act as a deterrent.

Piracy is done in many ways like video piracy, cable piracy, and DVD/CD piracy. Video piracy takes place when a film is produced in the form of a videocassette without proper authorization from the right holder i.e. the producer. Often, film producers sell video rights to another party (generally after six weeks or more of release in theatres), which makes video cassettes for selling, or lending.

The videocassettes on sale are meant for home viewing only. Cable piracy refers to unauthorised transmission of films through cable network. Very often, films, especially the new releases, are shown through cable without permission from the rights holder. Piracy is a rare phenomenon in satellite channels because these are organised and generally do not show films without buying proper rights.

Music piracy refers to the unauthorised replication of music cassettes that flood the market as soon as the launch of a new release. Music companies' revenues hit hard by the deluge of pirated compact discs and cassettes, as these are available at substantially lower prices compared to that at stores.

DVD/VCD piracy of Indian films happens in the international markets. The prints sent for overseas screening of the film are pirated, typically at any of the Middle East country airports. DVD/VCD prints are prepared and are send to Pakistan. From Pakistan, these prints may even travel to Nepal and enter the country by land.