THE INFERNO Dante’s divine comedy The Inferno commonly translated to mean hell remains one of the most studied masterpieces by scholars all over the world since its publication. Dante takes the reader through the journey of a sinner through the nine circles of hell. The Inferno depicted life after death and the terror that awaits those who turn into sin in the journey through hell. Scholars have analyzed Dante's work in the reference to other literary works, politics, religion, social norms and historical figures. From a social perspective, the 21st century is faced with numerous technological discoveries including the media. The media has been used to educate and bring social change all over the world. However, the misuses of the media have
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Cvetkovski reexamines the war on piracy and the strategies adopted. He shows that Media piracy is as much a social activity as it is copyright infringement. Consumers evaluate the costs and benefits of illegal consumption based on fear, threats of legal sanction and non-legal outcomes. The author further shows that illegal consumption of media content as well as the copyright infringement one of the 21st century unresolved issue. Piracy has received legal, political and economic attention and it presents the modern day socio-legal and moral value of Dante’s inferno. Piracy is viewed by corporate copyright owners view piracy as an activity comprising several descending levels of illegal and morally derelict behavior. According to the author, in Dante’s surreal world, those taking part in piracy would be described as the indifferent, greedy, gluttonous and wasteful infringers worthy of retribution, admonishment or at least reprimand. He identifies those engaging in piracy and consuming pirated work, as enablers in the circles of Hell. However, he shows there is little shame or stigma attached to illegal consumption. The article gives an agreement on human conditions as brought out by Dante’s divine
Cvetkovski reexamines the war on piracy and the strategies adopted. He shows that Media piracy is as much a social activity as it is copyright infringement. Consumers evaluate the costs and benefits of illegal consumption based on fear, threats of legal sanction and non-legal outcomes. The author further shows that illegal consumption of media content as well as the copyright infringement one of the 21st century unresolved issue. Piracy has received legal, political and economic attention and it presents the modern day socio-legal and moral value of Dante’s inferno. Piracy is viewed by corporate copyright owners view piracy as an activity comprising several descending levels of illegal and morally derelict behavior. According to the author, in Dante’s surreal world, those taking part in piracy would be described as the indifferent, greedy, gluttonous and wasteful infringers worthy of retribution, admonishment or at least reprimand. He identifies those engaging in piracy and consuming pirated work, as enablers in the circles of Hell. However, he shows there is little shame or stigma attached to illegal consumption. The article gives an agreement on human conditions as brought out by Dante’s divine