Film piracy likely to be seeing an increased assult

Even with current measures in place, the BBC reports that the UK Film Council is looking to see a greater crackdown on the problem with film piracy. While I agree that this is in fact a worldwide issue, I have to wonder just how far they are wanting to take this.

Should the world declare an all out war on music an movie piracy? I think that is something that each of the world’s governments will have to decide for themselves at this point.

The organisation has recommended new powers to crack down on car boot sales, a major source of counterfeit films.

They are also suggesting that the use of camcorders to record films in cinemas is made a criminal offence.

The UK has one of the highest levels of film piracy in western Europe, with a DVD black market estimated to have a value of up to £500m.

“The pirating of films is not a victimless crime - counterfeiting threatens future film production,” said John Woodward, chief executive of the UK Film Council.

“It is important that the film industry learns the lessons of music piracy.”