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Online Piracy

Quick points to remember

• Online piracy refers to infringement of patented or licensed content. The
practice of Online piracy has increased with the popularity of internet and
social media.
• Online piracy affects various areas like piracy of books, games, videos,
music, softwares, music and much more.
• 97% of most visited pirated movie and TV sites exposed the visitors to
frauds and scams while 3 in 4 people faced issues while accessing their
device after visiting those sites.
• Illegal streaming is a word used for viewing unauthorized licensed content
without downloading it.
• Most of the movie related piracy occurs through torrent websites. These
sites are highly illegal and infringed.
• As per the survey, 25% people using the internet content have accessed
minimum 1 item or content illegally.

Introduction
Online piracy is a word used for describing illegal copying of patented, licensed or
copyrighted material available online. This term is widely used by companies offering
licenses for online companies and brands. With the rise of internet and ease of
access over the internet, unauthorized duplication of copyrighted content has also
increased.

Considering online privacy, numerous laws are made to prevent it. However, the
laws and rules are followed strictly only in limited countries. Piracy is practiced in
different ways like video piracy, music piracy, movie piracy, content piracy etc.

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