Why shouldn’t I buy pirated music CDs and DVD movies?
You should not buy pirated music CDs and DVD movies because:
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You deprive the copyright owner of remuneration for his
work.
Copyright protection is vested in original CDs and DVDs.
The copyright owner, for example, the producer or songwriter
or composer or publisher has a series of exclusive rights.
These rights include the right to authorize or prohibit the
reproduction of the work. Pirated music CDs and DVD movies
are unauthorized copies, for which, the copyright owner does
not receive any payment.
Piracy has a deleterious effect upon the economic livelihood
of entertainers and by extension, persons who work in the
entertainment industry. Already in Trinidad and Tobago, well-known
entertainers have indicated that they will not release new
music locally due to the fact that they have suffered serious
economic loss on account of the piracy of their works.
Pirated music CDs and DVD movies are illegal.
By purchasing pirated music CDs and DVD movies you directly
support an illegal activity. The sale of pirated music CDs
and DVD movies constitute an infringement of the copyright
owner’s rights. Pursuant to section 41 of the Copyright
Act 1997, any person who commits an act of copyright infringement
is liable on summary conviction to a fine of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000.00) and to imprisonment for ten years.
You stifle creativity.
Copyright is intended to encourage creativity by providing
incentives to the copyright owner in the form of economic
rewards and due recognition for the use of the work. If the
copyright owner loses control over the copying of his work,
as occurs when works are pirated, the copyright owner has
no economic incentive to continue producing it. This will
eventually culminate in the death of the local entertainment
industry. On a larger scale, persons involved in entertainment
would not be willing to make their works available in Trinidad
and Tobago if aware that the works would be pirated.
You would not receive the best quality product.
The quality of pirated goods is usually not as good as that
of the authentic product. The sound and/or visual images are
not as clear. Pirated goods may not work on certain machines.
Additionally, the product is unlikely to include inserts showing
the words of the songs or giving an account of the making
of the movie. If you receive a defective pirated product,
you have no recourse. It is your loss.
PIRACY IS THEFT. DON’T SUPPORT ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES!
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