FACTORS AFFECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT ON COPYRIGHT CRIMES ON ILLEGAL MOVIE STREAMING SITES
Keywords:
Law Enforcement, Copyright, Illegal Streaming MovieAbstract
Copyright is the exclusive right of creators over their intellectual works in the fields of science, art, and literature. In the digital era, works such as films can be accessed through both legal and illegal sites. This illegal access constitutes a form of copyright infringement that poses serious challenges to law enforcement. Obstacles to law enforcement against crimes perpetrated by illegal film streaming sites include five main factors: weak legal substance, limited law enforcement officers, lack of facilities and infrastructure, low public legal awareness, and a permissive culture toward digital violations. Of these five factors, societal factors are the most dominant obstacle, particularly related to low legal awareness and high tolerance for access to illegal content. Therefore, the effectiveness of law enforcement depends heavily on the success of establishing a rule-abiding legal culture at the community level. Regulatory reforms and capacity building of law enforcement officers are still necessary, but changing public mindsets and behaviors is key to creating a just and effective law enforcement system.
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