Piracy

Disney was one of the act’s primary backers. In addition to passing the Mickey Mouse Protection Act just before the Mouse himself was to enter the public domain, Disney lobbied hard for SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, which would have authorized court orders barring search engines and advertisers from even linking to infringing websites. Some websites like online distribution stores, Etsy and fraud EBay sellers, have had cases lodged by Disney against unfair…

Boko Haram kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls in 2014 and they have never been found. Countless suicide bombers have killed hundreds in Cameroon and Nigeria. Women and children are being kidnapped and held hostage for Boko Haram soldiers to rape. When do the atrocities become severe enough for substantial intervention from the global community? U.S. Policy toward counterterrorism efforts in Africa should become more aggressive as the threats of Boko Haram, ISIL, and other terrorist groups increase…

but they still buy the product, because they are willing to look past the marketing. This means that the corporation tries to apply the tactic to another game, and over time gamers get used to it. This is happening with DRM, a tactic used to stop piracy that always never works. Games are starting to require a permanent Internet connection, which many people object to, but they tolerate games which use it, so the tactic flourishes. In the end, corporations win the users’ money, and the cycle…

Splitting of the Roman Empire The fall of Roman empire started from about AD 190. It was attacked by tribes such as the Goths and the Vandal and Civil wars in the empire further weakened rule. Rome also experienced a succession of poor emperors who were not capable of doing their jobs. The emperor Diocletian knew that something had to be done or the empire would disintegrate. He decided to divide the Roman Empire in half creating Western Empire and Eastern Empires, each with own leader.…

The Mycenaean civilization, the first advanced civilization that arose in the southern and central Greece around 1600 BCE, flourished in the last phase of the Bronze Age. It extended its influence throughout the Peloponnese, across the Aegean on Crete, and the Cycladic islands. The Mycenaean Greeks were influenced by the Minoan civilization. It is likely that they imported Minoan culture, along with goods. The Minoan architecture, art, and religious practices were imported and later adapted to…

The Trans-Saharan trade route was a land route with ancient connections to the Berber peoples for many centuries. The origins of the trade route begin at around 300 C.E., which define the first major signs of organized caravans of camels that were used to move goods across North Africa and to Europe and the Levant. The major benefit of this trade route was to avoid the dangers of sea routes and hostile enemies that at times made the Trans-Saharan trade route a dangerous, yet worthwhile method of…

Who were the Vikings? The true meaning of a Viking is the following “one that belongs to the pirate crews and teams from whom were the Northmen, who raided the coastlines of Europe in the 8th, 9th, and even the 10th centuries.” Some of the historical explanations have offered an image of the Vikings as being extremely brutal, savage, unsympathetic warriors who robbed and burned with reckless abandons. In fact this is not the complete story. While the Vikings were amazingly great warriors and…

The Opium Wars were a series of wars that took place between 1839 and 1860 although the fighting was not continuous and had brief times of non-fighting. The First war started in 1839 after a realized trade deficit on Britain's side with a high demand for Chinese goods including tea and silk with almost no demand for western good from China mainly because China was a self-sufficient nation and the fact that foreign trade was so tightly restricted. After a series of requests and demands from both…

At the dawn of the 12th century Byzantine suppression of piracy had restarted long distance trading and the end of Viking raids made self defended urban centers viable once again. Bishops and abbots, and later secular lords, realized the value of towns as centers of commerce and sources of revenue, and began to promote them. They provided markets for merchants to meet and trade, as well as secure locations for minting currency. However, few of the Middle Age urban centers had the advantage of…

Title: Facebook Changes Privacy Policy and Ignites Concerns Summary: Online privacy has become difficult to balance with the trend of sharing information on Facebook and other social media. Photos that you or your friends post could contain geotargeted information that identify where the photo was taken and could reveal personal details that lead to identity theft. Facebook also tracks communications, browsing behavior and other your activities. Facebook privacy issues continue to generate…