Piracy Online - Explained by Common Craft - ORG

Piracy, on the open ocean or online, is illegal because it is a kind of theft. By understanding different types of online piracy and why it’s illegal, we can start to see how piracy impacts the artists we love and represents a risk to us as individuals. 

It teaches:

• What piracy is, online


• Why artists often depend on copyright laws for income

• How piracy breaks copyright laws and impacts artists


• Why pirated software is a risk


• How to avoid pirated software

Video Info:

• Duration: 03m 12s

• Captions Available: YES

• Lesson Plan: YES

• Category: Technology, Net Safety

• ISTE Standard: Digital Citizen, Indicator 2c

• ACRL Info Literacy Frame: Information Has Value