Over 571,000 jobs and 959 million dollars have been lost in Idian fim companies due to video piracy. As techology grows more advanced it makes piracy more easily accessible and usable to the people that commit the crime. Though there are force teams in India completely dedicated to catching piracy crimes, they are aware that they can not do it on their own. Government can only do so much to catch piracy crimes in the act and need another source to help them catch the people commiting them.
India has come up with a mobile app that can be used on Android or iphones that allows people to let police know when a piracy act is being committed. This app allows the police to respond to the situation fast and direct when a notification is given to them. It gives citizens the opportunity to stand up to the crime as well and lays a little bit more power in their hands.
The question is, will they actually willingly rat someone out to stop this crime? Though having insight by peers of the people that commit piracy is an advantage, there is the promblem of wether or ot they will actually use it. I believe a way to make sure that this app is successful is to give them an incintive to turn someone in. Maybe offer a reward or some kind of benefit for the capture of these crimes.
http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/37191_Mobile-app-to-curb-video-piracy-launched
This article was interesting and made me think about if we had the same app as India. I do not think that people would rat others out in this particular crime because everyone does it at some point. With crime rates today, do you think piracy is first on the list for police response?
ReplyDeleteyes, somehow we need to reconsider about the crime like piracy, It is crime but everyone does it in their lifetime by accidentally. I agree with your point, police should response!
DeleteCountries like India and China would continue to have massive piracy issues regarding their intellectual property because they disregard not just their own but the rest of the countries’ intellectual property. What most people do not realize is that film piracy affects the consumers. The countries with the highest percentages of film piracy usually produce the worst movies because the film industry in those countries does not have a financial incentive to make good movies. In some cases people are willing to consume movies legally but the movies are not available in their geographical area, which does leads them to look for pirated movies.
ReplyDeleteWilliam Ospina
I dont think people would willingly rat someone out over this crime. I think everyone who knows their way around a computer has done it before whether its with films, music, or documents. It is a problem as it doesnt give people the money they deserve and therefore makes them less likely to strive to create something similar again. All people know this, but the question is... would you rather pay $10 for a movie that you will most likely watch once... or would you find it on the internet for free... i think most people respond FREE.
ReplyDeleteJack Williams
I think we also have to look at it from a cultural stand point as well. Perhaps that app will catch on in countries in India, but perhaps not in India. I believe our cultural thought of never snitch is strong an America and for such a petty crime, no one will eat anyone out.
ReplyDeleteThe culture is a good point at this time, and what the government does movement. But the thing is how big deal is it? Only for illegal watching a movies then police need to response? That is the other question. But, yes, like you said, no one will eat anyone out!
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