Digital+policing

Digital Policing The control and regulation of the distribution of digital media. Today, there are countless websites online, where you can download movies, music, games, softwares and other digital media for free. All these files are distributed around the world using peer-to-peer filesharing, but remember, all this is ILLEGAL ﻿! Downloading digital media for free is just as wrong as stealing something from a shop.


 * Types of Content Theft **


 * **Camcorder Theft**
 * About **90 percent** of new movies that are pirated can be traced to thieves who use recording devices in a cinema. They steal image and/or sound off the screen.
 * **One of the biggest problems** that the film industries are facing.
 * Cinema owners all around the world have increased **security** and **surveillance** to rid of camcorders.
 * **Peer-to-peer (P2P) Theft**
 * P2P networks enable Internet users to exchange digital files amongst each other.
 * Individuals make files stored on their computers available for copying by other users.
 * Search for files stored on other users' computers
 * Transfer exact copies of the files from one computer to another.
 * Uploading and downloading copyrighted material violates the law.
 * You are potentially exposing your computer and **private information** to strangers.
 * P2P sharing also increases risks of **viruses**, **spyware** and **annoying pop-ups**.

Downloading movies, TV shows etc...




 * **Streaming Theft**
 * A form of online content theft that allows users to view unauthorized copyrighted motion picture and TV content on demand, without downloading the file.
 * Users go to illegal websites either host the streamed content or provide links to content on other sites.
 * **When visiting websites that stream video content:**
 * **Watch for Titles That ar****e "Too New to be True"**
 * Movies that haven't been released, or that are still in the cinemas are not legally available online.
 * **Trust Your Eyes and Ears**
 * The quality of illegal copies is usually not as good and can appear blurry and shaky.
 * **Signal Theft**
 * Illegally misappropriating satellite signals without authorization. Those associated with signal theft usually provide consumers with illegal cable decoders to grant unauthorized access to satellite broadcasts.

This is a term used to describe the prevention violations of intellectual-property rights. ||< There is a need to **protect the creavtive property** from the visual arts to the software industry. There are several organizations who represent the intrests of members in the filming, broadcasting and music industries on copyright-infringement issues. These organizations aim to help the different industries thrive. || There are a number of organizations and technologies that attempt to prevent the illegal distribution of intellectual-property. Some examples are: media type="custom" key="8012218" A short cartoon, based on BBC's article "Illegal music downloads are 'on the rise'"
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/The_Pirate_Bay_logo.svg/125px-The_Pirate_Bay_logo.svg.png width="160" height="183" align="center"]] ||< **Examples of some File Sharing Websites:**
 * [|The Pirate Bay]
 * [|MiniNova]
 * [|IsoHunt] ||
 * ** Anti-Piracy **
 * **RIAA** (R ecording Industry Association of America)
 * **MPAA** (Motion Picture Association of America)
 * CAP (Coded Anti-Piracy) - marks film print of a motion picture with patterns of dots.
 * Microsoft - removes Windows Vista and Microsoft Office
 * EarthBound - deliberately crashes itself
 * World Intellectual Property Organization - created "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world."
 * E-DRM (Enterprise Digital Rights Management) - is the application of DRM technology to the control of access to corporate documents such as Microsoft Word, PDF files, and emails.

[|BBC.co.uk | Illegal music downloads are 'on the rise'] [|CNN.com | Digital piracy hits the e-book industry] [|CNN.com | Video game piracy: Is it good for business?]
 * Related Links: **
 * [|ePolice] **