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Netflix is arguably the most famous media-streaming site, due to its abundance of TV shows, movies, and more. It celebrated its twenty-year anniversary earlier this year, which made many people happy to see how much Netflix has improved over the two decades. While all Netflix users possess their own Netflix account, most decide to share their account with those that they trust so they do not have to pay for Netflix's services. Unfortunately, being one of the most used streaming sites carry problems, such as database leaks and piracy. According to bgr.com, Netflix has begun to increase its efforts in counteracting piracy. Executives at the company have expressed their approval of sharing passwords. Certain people choose to download and/or stream Netflix's films from illegal websites. They choose to do this because certain shows are not accessible in certain places, or because they simply do not wish to pay for the monthly services, which currently stands at a minimum of eight dollars. Netflix has directed more than a million requests to Google alone asking them to take down the illegitimate websites as of last year. The company even has a job listing that describes the role and requirements of those that are assigned to the position of copyright and content protection, as well as a job application at the bottom of the page. "The ideal candidate will have carried out a similar role at another company and can hit the ground running," according to the job listing. "He or she should have experience of anti-piracy initiatives and be very well versed in managing an effective notice and take down program and experience of working with YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Google, Bing, VK, Daily Motion and other well known platforms." According to the article, Netflix also wants to ally themself with "takedown" services. It is obvious that Netflix wants to put a stop to piracy in order to preserve and protect their videos, especially the Netflix originals. This means that it will only get harder for pirates to illegally download their shows. Piracy itself is a very serious crime, which can (and most likely will) lead to the owner of the content pursuing legal action. The best way to avoid said legal action, of course, is to not do it at all. Recap:
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One of the most fundamental rules of production is plagiarism. It is illegal to steal someone else's content and claim it as your own without permission. Once someone puts their idea down on paper (literally or digitally), it is automatically copyrighted, which means that they are the only person that can create their idea. Plagiarizing another person's work is not only villainous from a moral standpoint, but the original owner can sue you for doing so. The only instances where utilizing someone else's work in your project is tolerable are by asking for permission from the owner, or by giving them credit. For example, quoting someone in an essay and stating the source of the quote is acceptable. However, there are no exceptions for "accidental" plagiarism. If you quoted someone in your essay and forgot to give credit, you will be penalized for it. There are varying degrees to the penalties of plagiarism. In school, plagiarism will at least earn you a zero on the assignment. In college, however, plagiarism can lead to expulsion from the school. Outside of academic purposes, the original owner of the content can pursue legal actions (a.k.a suing). "Over 50,000 students in the UK alone have been caught for plagiarism in the last 3 year," according to scanmyessay.com. "These may seem very harsh words, but it is no exaggeration to say that for a moment of foolishness, you may be sacrificing your entire academic career." It is very easy to get caught plagiarizing literary works as well, due to the abundance of online plagiarism checkers. All that the checker requires is an excerpt from your paper, and it will automatically search for any articles, websites, or the like that have the same excerpt. The only thing that you can legally use from another person for personal use are ideas. Be that as it may, it depends on whether or not the person has tangible evidence of the idea (i.e. writing it down, drawing it). If they do not possess a tangible form of it, then it is technically not plagiarism. As explained at the beginning, possessing a tangible form of the idea means that it cannot be implemented by another person. While this seems wrong from a moral standpoint, the law does not prohibit it, therefore there is nothing preventing you from doing so. In short, plagiarism can either protect you or harm you, so be mindful of implementing other people's work into your own. Recap:
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AuthorBrady Bryan is quite familiar with blogs since he had to frequently post on his blog in 6th grade. Although its been a long time since then, he still knows what a proper blog should look like. Archives
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