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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Different Types of Content Theft


The professional association that I am interested in is the Motion Picture Association of America.  The association talks about films, but majority of the information I can still use in my industry, which is music production. One of the topics that I will discuss that I can use in my industry is type of content Theft. Content theft happens everyday whether it is music, videos, or movies.  It is important to know the different types of content thefts.

The first type of content theft that I can use in my industry is peer-to-peer theft.  It is when people can exchange digital files through the Internet. People have the ability to transfer files from one computer to another. That is very important in my industry, because people can easily download the videos that I produce and be able to share from computer to computer. People would be able to make illegal copies and be able to give to people for free instead of paying to download the video.

The second type of content theft that relates within my industry is streaming theft.  Streaming theft is when a person a view video’s that is unauthorized to view. That means if I upload a video to the Internet, and some how the video gets downloaded to a illegal website, then someone can go on that website and be able to see the video that I posted.  It is important to watch out for these illegal sites, because they can look legal when they are really not.

The third and last type of content theft that I can use in my industry is optical disc theft. Optical disc theft, is when someone can download video’s to a disc and sale them. Another term used for this is “bootlegging”. Bootlegging is known all around the world. Everyday video’s are copied to a DVD and resold to people.

In conclusion, it is important to protect your work. These are common types of content thefts that are seen everyday in video production. I can use this research to help protect the videos that I produce and put of for people to see.http://www.mpaa.org/contentprotection/types-of-content-theft 

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