Wednesday, 4. March 2009
Topic: COPYRIGHT - on March 4, 2009 at 12:20:00 PM CET
Hollywood-Funded Study Concludes Piracy Fosters Terrorism
Here's a snippet from Film Piracy, Organized Crime, and Terrorism:
Moreover, three of the documented cases provide clear evidence that terrorist groups have used the proceeds of film piracy to finance their activities. While caution must be exercised in drawing broad conclusions from limited evidence, further investigation is a timely imperative. These cases, combined with established evidence for the broader category of counterfeiting-terrorism connections, are highly suggestive that intellectual-property theft — a low-risk, high-profit enterprise — is attractive not only to organized crime, but also to terrorists, particularly opportunistic members of local terrorist cells.
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