Just too good not to forward (from another listserv):
________________________________ ________________________________ Q&A with Daniel Castro on Digital Piracy<http://cinespect.com/qa-with-daniel-castro-on-digital-piracy-2/> Cassady Dixon<http://cinespect.com/author/cassady-dixon/> | February 9, 2011 | http://cinespect.com/qa-with-daniel-castro-on-digital-piracy-2/ Thieves in the Daylight: An Interview on Digital Piracy in the Modern Age Piracy of films and other forms of entertainment is very much analogous to the roving criminals in the waters off the coast of Somalia ... Somali pirates? Here's information from International Maritime Bureau: Piracy at sea hit an all-time high in the first three months of 2011, with 142 attacks worldwide, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau's (IMB) global piracy report revealed today. The sharp rise was driven by a surge in piracy off the coast of Somalia, where 97 attacks were recorded in the first quarter of 2011, up from 35 in the same period last year. Worldwide in the first quarter of 2011, 18 vessels were hijacked, 344 crew members were taken hostage, and six were kidnapped, IMB reported. A further 45 vessels were boarded, and 45 more reported being fired upon. In the first three months of 2011, pirates murdered seven crew members and injured 34. Just two injuries were reported in the first quarter of 2006. Not that I condone infringement, but exactly how many people have been killed and kidnapped by downloaders? ________________________________ Amalyah Keshet Chair, IP SIG
