"Pirated material" refers to unauthorized copies of someone else's work, such as movies, music, software, or books, that are reproduced or distributed without the permission of the original creator or copyright holder.
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For example, a website that seems to exist only to make money
from pirated material would not receive these protections, although this part of the law does seem a bit vague.
The legislation allows for websites hosting the filesharing
of pirated material to be shut down.
Google isn't liable for a user who illegally
downloads pirated material from a website whose link popped up on their search engine.
They had also been in contact with major «release groups» that often
leak pirated material online, and were trying to sell it to them.
Lazar was more surprised to learn that 20 per cent of active teen pirates download or
stream pirated material at school and says it is important for educators to be aware that websites which facilitate access to copyright - infringing content pose dangers for young users.
Australia has just passed a new law that would require internet service providers to block websites that
show pirated material, such as e-books.
If you sign up with them (please note that it is a paid service), they can help
remove pirated material from various sites.
Speculation has led some to believe that the upgrades Sony has brought to the PSP have also been designed to
combat pirated material.
Like the fact that one of the founders of YouTube, Jawed Karim, was scolded by his colleagues for
uploading pirated material himself.
I am not trying to say that it is ok to
download pirate material, but I have considered downloading copies when I wanted to reread the hard copy books that I already own.
It's a war between ease of access to
pirated materials and how the industries adapt.
It could be
pirated material, and Apple can't block you.
I will never knowingly link to
pirated material.
It's unknown whether the rightful owner of the material is compensated for any funds paid to those who profited from
the pirated material, but according to this Teleread article, they aren't.
Many celebrities visiting Bangkok pose with
their pirated material to create some interesting meta humor.
Here at TVGB we don't advocate the use of
pirating materials, so I'm not going to get into all of the features that the Acekard 2i is said to have.
The pirated material on YouTube is generally of poor quality.)
A lot of the people who were storing their files on Megaupload didn't have
any pirated material either, but their files are just as gone.
Other than that old VHS copy of «The Little Mermaid» you recorded off ABC Family back in 1997 you don't have
any pirated material!
While there's no question large quantities of illegal,
pirated material was successfully removed with the MegaUpload takedown, thousands of innocent users have lost access to their files as a result of the takedown.
File downloads are a primary vector for computer infections, so if you have concerns about that, or you simply want to prevent them from retrieving adult or
pirated material, this is the option to implement.
Through no design of their own, major brands occasionally appear next to
pirated material, lewd videos, hate speech and other dubious content, which means that not only can sales suffer, but consumers can pick up a negative impression of the company and its products or service.