Copyright was designed to protect original works. It of course started with books, and then evolved from there as creative works evolved. With modern technology, copyright had to evolve as well to include digital assets like software and the like. In the late 90’s, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act was passed to protect digital properties, and to try and help regulate Internet copyright issues and violations.
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, image courtesy of NME.com
Now, everything entertainment is digital—books, movies, music, and more. As these items have become available online, ways were found to pirate and distribute them. If it’s digital, it can and will be pirated.
We can stream movies and TV shows and music. We can read books online. You can also see pirated movies and listen to pirated albums and songs on YouTube. You can download albums and songs for free if you look in the right spots. You can find pirated books online, if you know where to look.
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