Presenter(s): Alex Abele
Co Presenter(s): Robert Wyrick
Poster: #178
Session: Global Engagement ARC
Vox, a famous youtuber that is very trustworthy and credible, made a youtube video called “This is Cuba’s Netflix, Hulu, and Spotify – all without the internet”. It was uploaded onto youtube for public consumption, however, it is a factual short documentary. It showed how a group of individuals were able to create a source of entertainment in all of Cuba for very low prices.Content is illegally downloaded in the United States, and illegally distributed and sold in Cuba to digitally bypass the Cuban media blockade. This video was what inspired this project. The topic of digital piracy is one that is frowned upon, but there is never a conversation between the piraters and non-piraters. The aim of this is to explore both the positive and negative externalities to digital pirating in Cuba. It is quite prevalent that digital piracy bares legal and economic issues, while for some, it is their livelihood. In Cuba, where the internet is incredibly limited, less than 5 percent of Cubans have access to the internet, we will see why digital pirating is widely used.. Digital piracy is an international issue, other countries, such as Brazil, Mexico, and Columbia will be added for comparisons, piracy laws and what measures theses countries have taken to counter piracy.
The implications of this project are little, however, knowledge of global situations is always good. Our goal is that people leave with a deeper understanding of different countries internet situations and the ultimate effects to piracy.