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Modern computer and information technology has sufficiently advanced, most notably around 2010, to allow streaming media to be an effective way of sharing video content on the Internet. This has led to a large amount of copyright infringement through unlawful redistribution, commonly referred to as "piracy".
The groups and individuals who operate piracy websites potentially earn millions of dollars from their efforts. This revenue can come from a number of sources, such as advertising, subscriptions, and the sale of content. [20] Piracy behavior demonstrated that economic theory explains a notable part of the individual variation in a survey study.
The SAVE Act makes it illegal to knowingly advertise content related to sex trafficking, including online advertising. The law established federal criminal liability for third-party content. One concern was that this would lead companies to over-censor, or to limit the practice of monitoring content altogether to avoid "knowledge" of illegal ...
Now many websites with content deemed "harmful to minors," like Pornhub, are choosing to reduce their traffic and block users rather than face the risks, such as hefty fines or criminal liability ...
Pirated content often contains malware, ransomware or other viruses that put your sensitive information at risk. Hackers will steal content and threaten media firms that it will be released unless ...
It is illegal, due to regime attempts to control culture. [29] Despite government repression, file sharing is common, as it is in most other countries. [30] Because official channels are heavily dominated by government propaganda and outside media is banned, illegally traded files are a unique view into the outside world for North Koreans. [30]
Viacom's focus is on the early days of YouTube, prior to Google's acquisition -- and including Google's own view of YouTube as a pirate site at the time -- makes Viacom's case seem very compelling.
The ninth annual "BSA Global Software Piracy Study" claims that the "commercial value of this shadow market of pirated software" was worth US$63.4 billion in 2011, with the highest commercial value of pirated PC software existent in the U.S. during that time period (US$9,773,000).