Ever since sharing files and documents on computers was possible, movie theft was too. The exception here is that movie theft has grow to horrible heights. It is quite easy for anyone to download movies off the Internet, whether they are coming from Youtube, BitTorrents, and media sharing programs or just sending them in general.
The issue now is that movie pirating is advancing while technology is. The pirates have become more efficient and lucrative with the movie pirating. Movie pirating is international and there are over 1,000 peer-to-peer websites just in the United States that allow illegal movie sharing and downloading. There has been a dilemma with determining which sites are legitimate and which ones aren’t.
The Paramount executive is trying to crack down on the piracy and influence other companies to build a better security system. The MPA trade group is also lobbying for tougher legislation on intellectual property theft and resale around the world.
Movies are uploaded everyday and are offered in every language. The pirates have even been able to improve the visual and sound quality of the movies themselves.
Paramount believes that if you release your product earlier, it is easier for pirates to hack and redistribute.
“Cyberlockers operate hand in glove with sites dedicated to linking consumers with such pirated content. Separating the linking sites from the content-storage sites helps thwart officials from cracking down on the immensely lucrative operations.”
Pirating is a million dollar industry that is on the rise. The money comes from advertising and membership fees. People will pay the small fee to pirate as many movies as they want.
I have friends that are experts and receiving the movies from pirates. I myself have learned how to do it. I don’t think it is right, but clearly companies need to make a big move in the security of films. Anyone can learn how to pirate.
