Piracy In My Generation
Ever since I was a young child I have been fascinated by the pirates of old. Though most were ruthless, savage men (and women!), there is something adventurous and aluring about the free, lawlessness of it all. Though the days of rigging and ballast have past, no pay and piracy as a whole has never really died.
Since the late '80s entertainment piracy (films, music, games and software) has been around, and new ways of aquiring and distributing it have evolved as fast as ways to stop it. Most of the things we love are seen as too expensive by the average joe, and those with the knowledge and different sets of morals simply work around their financial burdens by stealing it in a digital form (its usually much easier on the concience).
While how to obtain pirated goods, and how to stay out of trouble, are common knowledge to most every power-user, even some technophiles don't know how that content gets to the networks they download it from (ie: P2P networks).
Most people today believe that when the latest album or movie shows up in the search results of their client of choice, it is because somebody bought said medium, and ripped it and shared it on the network in exchange for others doing the same thing. This, however, is not quite how it works in the real world.
To find out how it really works, and where you're pirated content really comes from, read this excelent article by Wired about The Shadow Internet. It is a must read.
see also:
Profits from Piracy
Piracy Paranoia Proves Counterproductive
Piracy is Progressive Taxation, and Other Thoughts on the Evolution of Online Distribution
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