As many of us know, online pirating is very common and growing in popularity as the Digital Age continues to evolve. The main areas affected by this are the music and film industry. To be honest, almost half my music collection was "free" and maybe a movie or two.
The problem is, the internet and technology has made it so accessible and easy to download free movies or music using P2P sharing services like Grokster and LimeWire. However, many people are shocked when they get in trouble for downloading this files. Why? According to John Palfrey and Urs Gasser in Born Digital, "...many Digital Natives--not to mention quite a few adults--are confused about copyright law in the digital age" (137). According to one study mentioned by Palfrey and Gasser, "...over 50 percent of consumers [studied] believe it is legal to make copies of prerecorded CDs and share them among family members" (137).
I think a strategy to counteract this piracy issue is to educate people. Music and film industries who are mainly affected by this should show more commercials about piracy and how it is illegal. I think this would definitely help decrease the use of online piracy.
This is true, people of this age just don't seem to have been educated properly, Digital natives and adults. Parents need to take the initiative to learn themselves and pass the knowledge down to their children.
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