Piracy

Presented by:
Raffy Tatel
Rhemmie Raper
 Objectives
• To have better
understanding about
piracy.
• To know different types of
piracy.
• To know whether the
product is original or
pirated.
• To know how pirating
occurs.
 Objectives
• To know the status of
piracy by region.
• To know Government laws
and penalties implied.
• To know the effects of
piracy.
• To know how to stop
piracy.
 What is Piracy?

• Unauthorized use or
reproduction of
copyrighted material.
• Anyone who sells,
acquires, copies
material is called
pirate.
 Types of Piracy

Common Types
of Piracy

Music Piracy Gadget Piracy

Software Piracy Movie Piracy

 Music Piracy
 Music piracy can be
defined as the stealing of
music.

Four Categories:
Simple Piracy
Counterfeit
Bootlegs
Internet Piracy
 Software Piracy
 Unauthorized copying of
software.
 Distributed within the
organization or groups for
duplication and resale.
 SoftwarePiracy

 Creating a copy and selling

it.
 Creating a copy and giving
it to someone else.
 Creating a copy to serve as
a backup.
 Renting the original
software.
 Reselling the original
software.
 Gadgets Piracy
 Illegal copying of gadgets
for distribution.
 Example of it are phones
from China.
 Movie Piracy
 Illegal copying of movies
for personal or commercial
use.
 New epidemic that is
affecting the film industry
financially on a global
level.
 Difference between Original
and Pirated
 Original movie has a high
quality video while pirated
has a low quality video.
 Original cd/dvd has a disc
catalog number.
 Pirated gadgets can be
easily damaged.
 How Pirating Occurs?

 File sharing (internet)

 Technology
 Black market
 Corrupt countries
 Top 10 File Sharing Clients

1. Shareaza 2.1.0.95 Alpha

2. Bearshare 5.1.0 beta8
3. BitTorrent 4.1.2 beta
4. WinMX 3.54 beta 4
5. KaZaA media Desktop
3.0
6. Free Mp3 Finder 1.0
7. Tarrent Seacher 5.0 RCI
8. Lime Wire 4.8.1
9. Metacraft 0.19.47
10. GNapster 0.2.1
 Piracy Rate by Region

Countries with Highest Piracy

Rates
92%

90%

88%

86%

84%
Vietnam Zimbabwe Indonesia China Pakistan

Countries with Low Piracy Rates

30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
U.S.A New Zealand Austria Finland

35% in the world (Music, Movie, Software ,Game and Gadget) is PIRATED.
 Laws and Penalties

 Republic Act No. 100881

 Law: “Section 3: Acts
Constituting Unauthorized
Possession, Use and/or
Control of Audiovisual
Recording Devices.”
 Laws and Penalties

 Penalties: Php. 50,000 but

not exceeding Php.
750,000.
 6 months and 1 day or 6
years and 1 day
imprisonment.
 Negative Effects of Piracy

 Music industry loses 4.2

billion a year.
 Consumers will not buy the
original product.
 Consumers will not support
the artist and the film.
 It may cause economic
problems.
 Loss of jobs.
 How to Stop Piracy?

 Don’t buy pirated products.

 Report it to the Pilipinas
Anti-Piracy Team (PAPT),
Optical Media Board
(OMB) or to your nearest
Police Station.
 Summary

 Piracy is the illegal copying of products.

 The common types of piracy are software piracy,music
piracy, gadget piracy and movie piracy.
 Music piracy is the illegal copying of music for distribution.
 Software piracy is the illegal copying software for
distribution.
 Movie piracy is the illegal of movie for distribution.
 Downloading movies from the internet can be considered as
movie piracy.
 Summary

 Gadget piracy is the illegal copying of gadgets.

 Common examples of gadget piracy are cellphones or
products from China.
 We can identify whether the product is original or pirated.
 Pirating occurs by the following: file sharing, technology,
black market and corrupt countries.
 Pirating rate is increasing every year.
 Republic Act No. 100881 Section 3: Acts Constituting
Unauthorized Possession, Use and/or Control of
Audiovisual Recording Devices.
 Summary

 Imprisonment of 6 months and 1 day or 6 years and 1 day

imprisonment.
 Negative effects are the following: loss of jobs, economic
problems and loss of money (music industry).
 Piracy has no positive effects. Remember: Piracy is a crime.
 Don’t buy pirated products.
Questions?
The End