71,060 jobs are lost in the United States every year due to online piracy. Despite the fact that piracy saves money it is still illegal. Many people around the world pirate items of the internet without knowing the negative effect. Even though piracy is common, it is harmful because jobs are lost, income is lowered, and harms the U.S. economy. First, piracy is harmful because many jobs are lost in the industry. According to Source #1 “It is estimated that 75,000 jobs have been lost due to online piracy.”(Scholes 1). The evidence reveals that jobs of many people are lost due to piracy. Based on this, if piracy doesn’t stop then many people will lose their jobs and not have enough money to live their life. Also stated in Source #1 “Jobs cannot …show more content…
According to Source #2 by Matthew D. Loeb “Who handle the aspects of motion picture making that many take for granted, such as editing, lighting, cameras, props, hair and makeup, costumes - all lose money when people steal, rather than buy, movies.”(Loeb 4). This quote shows that when people steal off the internet they are cutting the pay of a worker. This illustrates that when workers are paid less they are taken for granted. Also stated in source #2 “Who work behind the scenes derive a substantial portion of their health and retirement contributions from the revenue that their work generates.”(Loeb 5) A logical conclusion drawn from this is that the workers save the money for their health. This illustrates that when money is stolen the workers have less money to spend on other …show more content…
economy. If you are someone who pirates music or movies that you are causing many people to lose their jobs. By stopping piracy the economy will improve along with the lives of those who are working in the music or movie industry.71,060 jobs are lost in the United States every year due to online piracy. Despite the fact that piracy saves money it is still illegal. Many people around the world pirate items of the internet without knowing the negative effect. Even though piracy is common, it is harmful because jobs are lost, income is lowered, and harms the U.S.
During the Golden age of piracy in the 1710’s and 1720’s, pirates numbers total, strength, activity and threat were all at their peak. Pirates operated mainly in the Atlantic Ocean, with ships stealing treasure and goods from European states who were actively trading in this time period. Sailors views from sanctioned ships on pirates were influenced by a variety of factors and were mostly perceived in a negative light. Legislation, peers, shipowners as well as the empires they lived under all contributed
Piracy is usually determined as a seizure of property (ship, airplane or software) that holds no commission from the owner (“Piracy” 1). It is mostly linked to the dirty, bearded men that sailed the seven seas and robed merchant ships or ships that carried a valuable cargo. This however, was not the case in the late eighties and is definitely not the case today in the nineties. Now software pirates copy software without the permission of the company for their own personal benefits. Since piracy interrupts
financial institutions to throw off any suspicions of its origins. The final stage is integration which simply means the money is used for legitimate assets such as purchasing a house or investing in stocks and other things of that nature. Maritime piracy in recent weeks has been on the rise around the Gulf of Aden, the Somali Basin, and the Indian Ocean. As stated in the text book, “In the first six months of 2011, there were 266 pirate attacks on the world’s seas. More than 60 percent of those were
most feared names know to man. These were the names of pirates that dominated the seas during the 1600's and 1700's, a time known as the "Golden Age of Piracy." However, one of the greatest pirates of all time was the great Edward Teach, alias Blackbeard. He terrorized the seas for most of his gruesome life during this era. The "Golden Age of Piracy" marked a time when sea travel was unsafe for everyone,
to reach out to his or her fans. Websites such as Facebook and Twitter have been used as a way to do so. The internet has been used as a haven for illegal activities as well, one of them is piracy. When one mentions the internet, the first matter that comes to mind is piracy. The number of cases of online piracy has skyrocketed in the last few years. Websites such as The Pirate Bay and Mininova have been instrumental in this uprising of universal outcry for changes in copyright laws. Of all the types
it a security challenge for competing states. Another security concern within the IOR is that of asymmetrical threats. These threats will target the energy/resource sector as well as the various vessels that cross the IOR. Crime, including that of piracy, human trafficking and smuggling is an imperative issue that regularly occurs within the IOR. These are the principal maritime security challenges in the IOR and provide all states, which operate in the region, a difficult task in countering these
Blackbeard: The Most Notorious Pirate of the Restoration When people think of the golden age of piracy many things come to mind. From buried treasure, sword fighting, stealing loot and drinking rum, the golden age of piracy is one of the most exciting elements of the restoration period. Along with those elements there were many famous pirates that highlighted the restoration. Although there were many famous pirates of the restoration period one name usually comes to mind, Blackbeard. His iconic
As I get nearer and nearer to the place of my birth, Lisbon Portugal, I take solace in knowing that soon, Elizabeth, I shall be with you, and our children once again. There were many a time that I feared I would never see you again. I never lost faith, however, and continued to pray no matter what hardships I encountered, and the good Lord in all his power, glory, and wisdom decided that it was not yet time for me to receive His holy judgement. In those moments where it seemed that death was inevitable
The time of pure innocence in other words, childhood. When I visualize my childhood, I can hear faint laughter in the distance and I feel serenity wash over me. Moments of memories flash through my eyes like a movie, I can still feel the swelling happiness that grew within my chest. The smell of "outside" that I wore as a perfume. Imagination taking me away to the vast open oceans on a huge pirate ship as I sword fought my opponent inevitably making him walk the plank, or slipping through an obstacle
Pan. Also, adopted from Peter Pan is the fantastical and surreal setting intermingled with a strictly historical setting. The sea in Pirates of the Caribbean functions in the same way as Neverland in Peter Pan. Lastly, many of the literary tropes of piracy that are commonplace today are from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island such as excessive rum drinking, distinct pirate speech, and buried treasure. These tropes are included, multiple times, in the first three films. In creating a movie from
Ahoy Pirates Review The entertainment levels within the online casino industry aren’t ever likely to be in doubt, but the level of creativity and originality being showcased certainly is. What has many fans of online casino gaming worried is the fact that developers seem to be relying on the same old tired themes and doing nothing to reinvent them. Enter Casino Web Scripts, a small time developer that obviously has big dreams. Taking old slot themes and giving them a fresh twist, with Ahoy Pirates
One ordinary warm sunny day Eze was walking with his mother to find food as they continued walking a big storm was heading there way. They didn’t notice it until the winds grew rapidly than the wind struk Eze was blown away from his mother. Ezes leg was injured and then he laid against a blown down tree. Than Eze fell asleep cold, hurt, and alone. Than Eze woke up and started crying then he thought to himself it’s time it’s time i went looking for mother. Eze saw a trail and started following
Prologue Imagine being a pirate. You haven’t had a bath for months from being out on the vast sea. You and the crew raid ships carrying rum, tobacco, food, and diamonds. You get into deadly battles with other ships. This is the life of the crewmen sailing on the Bloody Diamond along with their captain, the fiercest female pirate of them all, Syrena. The Bloody Diamond set sail to Spain across the vast ocean. Her captain, Syrena, was one of the fiercest female pirates in history
We’re told that Piracy and counterfeiting are wrong, but how bad are they? When you think about it, we all want the same things; Whether it’s to see the newest episode of that hit TV series or watching a new movie, we want just that! Theater prices are already ridiculous and cable companies are nickel and diming customers monthly making it almost impossible to afford TV entertainment. I say, go for that new streaming device and I can guarantee you that you will find someone who will offer a counterfeit
Swoosh! Splash! Swish! A pirate ship sails through the salty ocean. Three pirate ships sail across the same deep glimmering marine. They all meet around the cove, but they all get ready for rivalry. One ship starts dismissing their cannons at their enemies. Just then, the other two ships began to sail away, but one cannonball proceeded towards one ship, and struck the ship leaving it to sink. Pirates used ships to get to their destination, and to be ready for their enemies. First of all, the Queen