I forgot the actual meaning of Piracy and had to look it up. Piracy is means the unauthorized duplication of copyrighted content. I didn’t realize that Piracy was that big of an issue with regard to movies and that the film industry was losing billions of dollars. With regards to illegal movies most people look at is saving some money either by paying for it half price or by viewing it for free. Piracy and Privacy with regard to the Internet/movies and copyrighting has been a huge problem over the years. There has been some headway like the SOPA and PIPA issues but till this day the problems with piracy haven’t been solved and probably won’t due to the loopholes of copyright laws. The company Pirate Bay an Internet leader in unauthorized duplications of copyrighted content was under fire for their business. Even though they were a huge site which had millions of viewers they were somehow breaking the law even though they had a loophole. According to the reading The Pirate Bay Shutdown, stated “The Pirate Bay maintained a database of the tracker files needed for users to download the “torrents’–not the actual copyrighted content. Because you need a separate piece of software to actually use the torrent file and illegally download the content, The Pirate Bay saying it personally doesn’t break copyright law is technically accurate.” (Seppala, Pg. 6) This is correct and this is a major loophole that helps with piracy.
Copyrighting online is a major umbrella that covers most people and their work of arts. But copyrighting violations still occur with regard to piracy. Piracy vultures know what they can use to try and protect themselves and one of those ways is the “torrent” feature. In the article, You Will Never Kill Piracy, and Piracy Will Never Kill You, the author states, “As technology continues to evolve, the battle between pirates and copyright holders is going to escalate, and the pirates are always, always going to be one step ahead.” (Tassi, Pg. 2) I completely agree with this because if you are a thief and you find a way to steal and make a way where you “technically” aren’t stealing and can get away with it then that thief will remain a thief and keep doing it. Especially of there is a huge audience for their business or brand. The government should be able to get around this and put a stop to it but still there isn’t a solution. Why? I believe our instituted government laws unfortunately plays a part and hopefully in the near future Hollywood and the filmmaker industry will have a solution to piracy and will finally have some “genuine” privacy. In addition, the copyright laws need to be updated for more protection and privacy!
