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Electronic Piracy Possibly the most pervasive form of cheating, electronic piracy has lost its taboo and it being accepted as something that 'everyone else does.' Read on to find out the latest news and who the major players are in electronic piracy.
The RIAA, after getting a major setback in court, has issued another 532 subpoenas against file-sharers. But is it working? Industry insiders say that it's not, with data proving that file-sharers are at it again.
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Music Piracy Ever since the introduction of Napster in 1999, music piracy has been the most well-known form of electronic piracy. It has been estimated that over a billion songs are downloaded each month, mainly in ways that violate copyright laws. Click here to visit the music piracy page
Movie Piracy The proliferation of broadband Internet access has brought a dramatic increase in movie piracy. Over a half million films were downloaded each month from the Internet in 2001, according to one estimate, and this number is probably much higher today. Click here to visit the movie piracy page
Software Piracy Remember that copy of Quark that you got from a friend? The rapid proliferation of music and movie piracy in recent years has distracted attention from the larger problem of software piracy. While this form of electronic piracy has declined in recent years, it still costs of software and video game companies a huge amount of money every year. Click here to visit the software piracy page
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