A Closer Look at World Copyright Piracy

Vikingod · Feb 21, 2007, 04:01 PM

Source: DailyTech
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Last week, the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) submitted its recommendations to the Bush administration its “Special 301” review of copyright piracy and market access problems around the world. The IIPA report recommended that 16 countries be placed on a “Priority Watch List,” for piracy offenses. Canada, Mexico and Israel joined China and Russia as countries severely plagued by piracy.

bug77 · Feb 21, 2007, 04:51 PM

Just a small detail: they should have divided the total loss tot the number of people with Internet access, not to the total amount of population. I mean, in China, aside from, maybe 100milion, there's a bilion people leaving in remote villages and such...

clicker666 · Feb 21, 2007, 05:19 PM

Pshaw.

Not "International". American.

Digital music sales are up 122% in Canada according to the CMCC. We've been paying a surcharge on our recordable media since the days of the cassette tape to compensate artists for losses due to recordable media.

The sticky point appears to be bootlegs of movies. I've seen cams, and I can't imagine anyone in their right mind paying to see one. Unless the movie is a total dog, I can't see how watching a cam would stop someone from either going to a movie or renting one.

Feb 21, 2007, 04:01 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	A Closer Look at World Copyright Piracy Source: DailyTech __________ Last week, the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) submitted its recommendations to the Bush administration its “Special 301” review of copyright piracy and market access problems around the world. The IIPA report recommended that 16 countries be placed on a “Priority Watch List,” for piracy offenses. Canada, Mexico and Israel joined China and Russia as countries severely plagued by piracy. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

Feb 21, 2007, 05:19 PM	#3
clicker666 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 327 Rep Power: 0	Pshaw. Not "International". American. Digital music sales are up 122% in Canada according to the CMCC. We've been paying a surcharge on our recordable media since the days of the cassette tape to compensate artists for losses due to recordable media. The sticky point appears to be bootlegs of movies. I've seen cams, and I can't imagine anyone in their right mind paying to see one. Unless the movie is a total dog, I can't see how watching a cam would stop someone from either going to a movie or renting one. __________________

Feb 21, 2007, 04:51 PM	#2
bug77 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: around Posts: 792 Rep Power: 0	Just a small detail: they should have divided the total loss tot the number of people with Internet access, not to the total amount of population. I mean, in China, aside from, maybe 100milion, there's a bilion people leaving in remote villages and such...