Overview of the state of piracy in Spain
For Digital Future | July 8, 2008
Currently the digital canon is already a reality and in some cases their cost is higher than the proceeds to buy. But at this point it is interesting to look like in 3 months has changed dramatically in certain areas in the world of piracy.
The month of May was an assertive character, starting with the presentation of the annual management report of the SGAE (General Society of Authors and Publishers) and the memory of the Foundation Author. In it, Eduardo Bautista, president of the Society, denounced the process of poisoning information that has been around since digital set fee for private copying. This claim was reinforced by Enrique Cerezo, president of Egede, the Institution of Audiovisual Rights Management, in his speech of Jose Maria Forqué Film Awards. Cherry said the poisoning very informative is having negative repercussions for audiovisual producers.
For his part, Eduardo Bautista accused the Internet service providers are profiting from piracy, and noted that the bandwidths more than 3 megabytes in excess of what would be strictly necessary to provide voice and data services, and that these bandwidths are being used for illegal downloading of music and audiovisual products.
Beyond valuing the right of the SGAE to charge the fee, goes without saying that the statement made by the previous chairman of SGAE demonstrates an absolute ignorance i victimhood end. The IPTV, managing a web site, downloading free programs and operating systems, remote management, monitoring via webcams and downloads of films and shorts free high-quality graphics are some of the many applications that require a much higher bandwidth 3 megs. And that is when we talk about video and audio broadcast on the network is to talk about possibilities that the 3 megs limited to an embryonic stage. For instance, one channel of HD DTT consumes 8Mbps, and not about Full HD!
The president of the SGAE again requested a table for consultation between the entities in the management of copyright and technology companies.
One of the measures that could be adapted to end piracy is the delivery of data from users with Internet connection by the telecommunications operators. This proposal opens up many doubts about the practicality of the measure and is compatible with the right to privacy of citizens and the European Convention on Human Rights.
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