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 1000% 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.

They have joined forces with the Intellectual Property Awareness Trust to launch “Nothing Beats the Real Thing!” which aims to help students understand and respect film and television copyright.

“This initiative with Australian school children has the potential to turn the tide in favour of respect for film and television copyright,” said Natalie.

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Watch the resource launch video

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