{"id":5193,"date":"2020-05-12T18:06:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T18:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/?p=5193"},"modified":"2020-08-17T18:34:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T18:34:43","slug":"is-intellectual-theft-a-norm-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/is-intellectual-theft-a-norm-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Intellectual Theft A Norm In Pakistan?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Intellectual theft<\/em> is the act of using someone else&#8217;s work without giving them <em>credit.<\/em> While it may not seem as big an issue in a country like Pakistan, it <em>does<\/em> affect us in many ways. Recently, a<em> National Award winning Science Writer<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/muneeb227\">Mr. Muneeb Ali<\/a> raised his voice on the issue. The sad part about his effort was the <em>absence<\/em> of any response from the <em>media<\/em>, <em>journalists<\/em> or the <em>government<\/em>, who would otherwise happily use his content for their own means. Have a look at what he had to say : <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-facebook wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v7.0\" nonce=\"ZiIwwyvI\"><\/script><div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100003928526514\/posts\/1704774999663434\/?d=n\" data-width=\"696\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sma227\/posts\/1704774999663434\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p>Just want an opinion (I&#039;ll delete all politically baised comments! ) I&#039;ve tagged you because I value your opinion and&#8230;<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sma227\">Syed Muneeb Ali<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sma227\/posts\/1704774999663434\">Sunday, May 3, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He even took his message to more heated social media platforms like <em>Twitter<\/em> but found no luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mubasherlucman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mubasherlucman<\/a> breached my intellectual property by &#39;reading&#39; my 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dawn_News?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Dawn_News<\/a> article word by word in his video published on Dec 27, 2019.<br><br>Lucman&#39;s video: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ykcNlVfDg8\">https:\/\/t.co\/ykcNlVfDg8<\/a><br><br>My DAWN Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bAgY0CBnX3\">https:\/\/t.co\/bAgY0CBnX3<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iqrarulhassan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iqrarulhassan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/junaidakram83?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@junaidakram83<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZakaWaqar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZakaWaqar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mooroo4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mooroo4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Syed Muneeb Ali (@muneeb227) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/muneeb227\/status\/1255514000198176769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Syed Muneeb Ali&#8217;s Tweet on breach of his intellectual property<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, he made a video on YouTube, providing the video of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mubasherlucman?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Mr. Mubashir Lucman<\/a> as <em>proof<\/em> of his claim. In the video, Mr. Mubashir Lucman was reading out the exact words from Syed Muneeb Ali&#8217;s article &#8211; portraying them as his own. Have a look at the video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"V09vbJDpkZE\"><iframe title=\"Media Persons should learn Media Ethics | My Content Stolen | Syed Muneeb Ali\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V09vbJDpkZE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>YouTube Video by Syed Muneeb Ali on Media Ethics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fighting Issues of Intellectual Theft  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Conversation with Syed Muneeb Ali <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why do journalists feel entitled to own any content for their show? Why, in your opinion, are people not concerned with giving credit to the content creator? <\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> Well, this is a long debate but in my opinion, the reason behind this is \u2018insult\u2019. We feel ashamed in saying \u201cI don\u2019t know\u201d about things we actually don\u2019t know. Let\u2019s suppose if the piracy scandals of mainstream journalists got exposed and they\u2019re entitled as the \u2018content narrator\u2019 then their audience will be in the condition of doubt and will try to seek the original content creator for a more authentic information, consequently affecting their viewership. To escape from public embarrassment, they don\u2019t mention the author\u2019s name and present the content as if it\u2019s their own property. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>As a writer, how do you plan on safeguarding your content in future?<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> Being a writer, it\u2019s more difficult and painful for me to see my content freely distributed without my name than to make a blog story on any topic. I\u2019m aware of the fact that media piracy happens worldwide, but the system of law enforcement is what makes a difference between the world and Pakistan. I can\u2019t do anything to safeguard my content except creating awareness through social media. However, it\u2019s a fact that when the source is out of reach, then you can make consumers aware of the fact and this will automatically affect the so-called reputation of the source.  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <strong>What measures should law enforcement agencies\/government take to ensure protection of intellectual property?<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> If we want to see the originality or authenticity of the content being generated by some company or a country, we\u2019ll first research about the intellectual property protection in it. In Pakistan, where we see the content being stolen, we need to make the <em>National Response Center for Cybercrime<\/em> active in not only catching the harassment or bullying cases on social media but also in responding the piracy reports. Interestingly, in copying content both senior and junior writers are equally active in Pakistan (Here is the Equality! Ah!) but only seniors are caught because they are popular among the audience. Back in 2019, 50+ articles written by me which are originally published at DAWN news were copied to about 200+ websites which includes the websites of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HassanNisar?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Hassan Nisar<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/javedch.com\/about-me\">Javed Chaudhary<\/a> and newspaper \u2018<a href=\"http:\/\/e.naibaat.pk\/Pre\/lahore\/Default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1\">Nai Baat<\/a>\u2019 etc.  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Legal Opinion On The Scandal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We discussed the issue of Intellectual theft with a Lawyer, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/Omer.Imran.Malik\">Mr Omer Imran<\/a>. Mr Omer has been an active lawyer in advocating social issues in Pakistan. Here is what he had to say on Syed Muneeb&#8217;s issue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p> There are laws in Pakistan protecting IP and copyright. Under the law of Pakistan, all cases related to IP infringement (an act which carries civil and criminal liabilities) lie towards specialized IP Tribunals.<br>Under our copyright laws, you cannot blatantly copy any original work of an author and reproduce it without credit and make a profit. (You cannot in many cases even reproduce it <em>with<\/em> credit to the original author if you are making money from the reproduction) unless you have the permission of the copyright owner.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This clearly shows how journalists, as mentioned and proven by Mr Muneeb Ali, are commiting a crime by openly using content that does not belong to them. However, neither writers nor the targeted individuals know how and when to take action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Intellectual Theft Really That Harmful?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, yes! It is rather more harmful than stealing a <em>material possession<\/em>. A material possession will eventually run out and probably only benefit the <em>thief<\/em>. However, stealing an <em>idea<\/em> will <em>discourage<\/em> the content creator from sharing his content any further. This will consequently slow down <em>intellectual development<\/em> of an <em>entire <\/em>society. It is time for us to learn as a society, what should matter more and why. <a href=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/\">Daastan<\/a> has been promoting intellectual development from the get go. It is in these <em>collective priorities <\/em>that we define ourselves. We thank Mr Muneeb Ali for raising his voice on such an important issue. We hope that our priorities and attitudes towards <em>scholarship<\/em>, <em>ethics<\/em> and <em>morals<\/em> will change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any similar experiences then write to us at merasawal@daastan.com and <a href=\"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/\">Sign Up<\/a> to receive updates on similar issues. <em>Together, we must change!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meraqissa.com\/\">Sign Up<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A National Award Winning Science Writer is struggling to fight Intellectual theft and highlight the importance of Media Ethics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[185,23,22,51],"class_list":{"0":"post-5193","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-literary-events","8":"tag-intellectualtheft","9":"tag-daastan","10":"tag-pakistan","11":"tag-publishing"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is Intellectual Theft A Norm In Pakistan? - Daastan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Intellectual theft is the act of using someone else&#039;s work without giving them credit. 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