Think about what would happen if the file-sharing services around the world is completely closed. Will the year 2012 this is the final triumph of file-sharing site service provider?

File sharing illegal? Think you can’t get caught?

The use of illegal file-sharing services has almost halved in the U.S. in the last three years, according to a new survey.

Research paper I had to write for English. Didnt enjoy the topic

My personal experience on Limewire.com.

The controversy over free, illegal music downloading.

Authors put a lot of effort into creating literary and artistic works of all kinds. That is why copyright law protects them by giving them the exclusive right to publish and distribute their works. That protection extends to works that are published and distributed on the internet.

I guess it has been done for as long as there has been complex language, but it appears to be happening more and more. It passes itself off as a moral thing but that really is not the case. Meanings get distorted as a way to control public perception.

Internet piracy is a growing problem for many media companies. File sharing of copyright material is estimated to cost the music industry alone nearly three million dollars a year. Piracy also presents a major problem for TV series and the film industry, with files becoming available over the internet often before they are released for legal purchase.

Copyright infringement is one of the most prolific crimes of the 21st Century, but with the colossal rise of the Internet can its criminal status truly be justified, or even enforced?