Piracy, in all its many forms, is illegal the world over. However, Internet piracy is a law unto itself, with different countries dealing with the issue in completely different ways. In Spain it seems that even downloading thousands of movies doesn’t make you a hardline criminal deserving of punishment.

Internet Piracy

The Internet has been a boon in so many aspects of our lives. But for the entertainment industry, it has meant a sea change in terms of the battle it faces over piracy. A guy selling knock-off DVDs down the pub is one thing, a system which allows the whole world to freely share brand new release movies with each other is another altogether.

Faced with this onslaught of the file sharing of copyrighted material, which is what it amounts to whether you believe it to be right or not, the entertainment industry is reliant on the laws backing its position and the courts upholding these laws. Which they don’t always do.

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Ghost Whisperer Synopsis

Ghost Whisperer is a fantasy/supernatural American TV show that revolves around the life of a paranormal investigator. The main character Melinda Gordon (played by Jennifer Love Hewitt) talks to earthbound spirits and helps them crossover.

Each episode usually involves New York resident Melinda relaying messages and/or competing tasks for restless spirits so that they may go to “The Light” (aka Heaven). Of course, various cult leaders and prophecies always seem to challenge her.

CBS recently renewed Ghost Whisperer for a 5th season and the show will also air re-runs on the Sci-Fi channel throughout 2009.

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Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot Synopsis

Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot (original Japanese title: Giant Robo) follows the adventures of Johnny Sokko, a young boy who controls a giant robot with a wristwatch transmitter.

Along with Jerry Mano, an agent of the top secret organization known as Unicorn, Johnny Sokko and his robot fight the evil forces of The Gargoyle Gang, led by the alien Emperor Guillotine.

Johnny Sokko’s robot has a variety of weapons at its disposal that include missiles, eye beams, and a flamethrower.

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The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Synopsis

Based on the popular film franchise (which was, in turn, based on the popular comic book by James O’Barr), The Crow: Stairway to Heaven stars Mark Dacascos in the role that Brandon Lee made famous.

Lee plays Eric Draven, a musician who, along with his fiancee, are murdered. A year later, Draven comes back to live to exact revenge upon those that killed him.

He cannot simply kill them, though. Draven quickly learns that his mission is one of redemption — he must right wrongs along the way.

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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Synopsis

Based on the film of the same name, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea follows the adventures of the submarine Seaview and her crew.

Earlier seasons were gritty and dealt with real-world politics, while later seasons dealt with monsters and other elements of the fantastic.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea stars Richard Basehart as Admiral Harriman Nelson, David Hedison as Captain Lee Crane, and Bob Dowdell as Lt. Commander “Chip” Morton.

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Sky Player is BSkyB’s foray onto the Web, enabling subscribers to access Sky programming on their computer. And now, thanks to a deal between Microsoft and BSkyB, their Xbox 360 as well.

Games consoles are ready-made set-top boxes just waiting for online video content to be added to them. All three of the current-gen home consoles, the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii, can be hooked up to the Internet and that feature can easily be used for streaming video as well as the intended use of online gaming.

Console Content

Each of the three consoles has seen some movement of late on video content being added. The PS3 is probably in the best position because its built-in Web browser means the Sony console is able to access Hulu, the BBC iPlayer, Joost, and any other streaming video service available on the Web. Xbox 360 owners instead have to rely on applications being added to their console’s dashboard.

It has secured quite a lot of content though. Xbox 360 owners in the U.S. have access to Netflix’s ‘Watch Instantly’ playlist, although they’re not alone. It’s rarer these days for a set-top box or Internet-enabled device NOT to have Netfix integration. Thus proving the company’s commitment to video on-demand.

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Jeeves and Wooster Synopsis

Jeeves and Wooster is comedy TV series produced by ITV that debuted in April of 1990.

Jeeves and Wooster is an adaptation of P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves books. The story centers around Bertie Wooster (played by Hugh Laurie) a jovial but idle and well to-do minor member of British aristocracy who spends his days at The Drones club and gets into all sorts of trouble. By his side is his dependable and exceptionally smart valet Jeeves (played by Stephen Fry) who is usually the one to get his employer out of trouble.

ITV aired 4 season of Jeeves and Wooster and the series ended in June of 1993.

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