Andrew Rimmer
Karen Lohrengel
April 16, 2015
ENG 102
Part 2: The Search With the invention of the internet the human race has discovered an entire world. As of now that world has no rules, it has essentially become the new wild west where crime is rampant and anything is possible. The internet is the embodiment of the american dream where fortune can be made from a good idea and hard work no matter who you are, but this is the same place where crime and dishonesty thrives. Piracy has drifted from armed robbery and cannonfire to simple keystrokes and mouse clicks. The internet provides the anonymity and accessibility to steal anything that can be stored on a hard drive. There are two very diverse opinions on whether or not internet piracy is really a threat and more importantly if it should actually be considered a crime. Although both sides have very good points, internet piracy is drastically affecting the media industry in a negative way and must be contained in some way shape or form. The more interesting of the two is most definitely the justification of internet piracy. At the surface it seems obvious to condemn internet piracy but there is a lot more to it than just considering it stealing without understanding why people do it. Copyright law has reached a over-observant point where it controls the media you purchase to a ridiculous extent. “In most Western countries copyright law has devolved into some kind of drooling, malignant beast” (A Case For Piracy) Copyright