2. Of all the copyright infringement cases
revealed to man, piracy is probably the
most rampant around the world.
3. According to a survey done by WNS
Global, the government of USA loses
close to USD 5 billion every year only
due to piracy.
4. Pirated CDs replace the originals in the market
and create huge losses for them. Games,
videos and music albums constitute the major
chunk of pirated CDs.
5. It is quite easy for people to be fooled into
buying pirated discs and find themselves in a
fix. Awareness is one way you can protect
yourself from being deceived by such tricksters.
6. The more you know about the difference
between an original and a pirated disc, the
lesser are your chances of getting duped.
7. The easiest way to recognize a pirated CD- it
usually has marker writing on it. But the more
experienced players are harder to nab.
8. Firstly, a pirated disc does not have any image
of the company, nor does it have any sort of
logo.
9. Very few frauds take that kind of trouble to print
their pirated discs and increase their cost.
10. The print is the hardest part to reproduce. The
licensing details are usually incomplete or
missing on such discs.
11. The absence of a hologram is also significant
while differentiating an authentic one from a
fake.
12. Artwork on the cover of a disc is also a factor
basing on which original and pirated discs can
be differentiated.
13. In case of real ones, the artwork is authentic,
while the cover designs of the fake ones are
copied from posters.
14. A look at the inner ring of the disc will also
reveal if it is a fake or an original.
15. It will either hold the CD’s catalogue number or
a bar code.
16. Look for off-centered labelling that doesn’t
exactly fit in with the hole in the center.
21. Also, originals are scratch-proof and slightly
more resilient than their fraudulent counterparts
which get destroyed easily.
22. Genuine prints are legally authorized and sold
by dealers and availability in the market is also
difficult.
23. The digital copies of original discs take longer
to be made available in the market.
24. Simulative copies are more readily available,
usually within one week of release of the game,
video or song.
25. While original CDs are expensive, anyone
wanting a fake CD can lay their hands on it for
a quarter of the original value.
26. While original CDs are expensive, anyone
wanting a fake CD can lay their hands on it for
a quarter of the original value.
27. Though the final proposition is a driving reason for disc
piracy, what vendors and buyers dealing in this black
business fail to comprehend is the sweat and hardwork that
goes into the production of such items.