Has online piracy reached a tipping point?
For years, digital technology and the Internet have provided a virtual buffet of digital content from which millions have feasted for free.
Whether it be downloading movies illegally found with the help of the Pirate Bay, ripping a movie rental from Netlix to a computer hard drive, republishing an unauthorized copy of a news photograph to the Web, or sharing music on peer-to-peer services, the people who create this content have begun to send a message: "no more free lunches."
Copyright owners around the globe have gone on the attack. They're backing antipiracy legislation in France and … Read more