AFACT

Academic research finds vast majority of BitTorrent traffic illegal

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At Least 89.9% of all torrents analysed found to be infringing

Recent Video: Roy Billing Talks About Illegal Filesharing

 

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Find out how you can make a difference, protect your local cinema and report illegal recordings.
www.make-a-difference.sg/australia/

 

Sunday Night - War On Piracy

Sunday Night - Cracking Down

 

Movie Piracy
and Organised Crime

Movie piracy is sometimes just the tip of the iceberg. Evidence exists that movie piracy is linked to other criminal activity affecting local communities throughout Australia.

With well over 1,000% profit margins, DVD piracy can be more profitable than drug trafficking. DVD pirates are not merely a product of market forces and entrepreneurship - central to their business model is criminal behavior extending beyond copyright theft. Money laundering, protection rackets, and even violent territorial warfare are all practices not uncommon to piracy business operations.

 

Rand Report: Film Piracy, Organised Crime, and Terrorism

Organised Crime
Gregory F. Treverton, Director, Center for Global Risk and Security

 

 

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT P2P FILESHARING

P2P File Sharing
pdfP2P File-sharing: What’s Illegal, what’s at risk, and how to stay safe


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pdfDangers of File Sharing Comic Book: Escape from Terror byte City


Practical Advice

Manufacturing, selling, copying or distributing films or television shows without the consent of copyright holders is illegal. Find out what you need to know about movie piracy:


Piracy Fact Sheets

pdfIs It Pirated?
pdfPiracy - The Facts
pdfInternet
pdfMovies
pdfTelevision

 

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How to Identify a Pirated DVD

 

 

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IP Awareness

AFACT takes dual paths to preventing movie piracy, combining enforcement with education, to achieve copyright compliance. AFACT’s education objectives are delivered through IPAF.

The Intellectual Property Awareness Foundation (IPAF) is a film and television industry initiative that serves to promote the value of the industry by raising awareness, understanding and appreciation of intellectual property, and its role and value in society. Visit us here


Report Film Piracy

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