Music theft has been around for many years. Record companies have been trying to fight this increasing problem for many years, but with fast pace advancements in technology and the global reach of the internet, it seems record companies and regulators are fighting are endless round.In the last several years, major file sharing servers, such as Napster and more recently Limewire have been shut-down, however when one free on-line music source is forced to shut down, other will take place. With servers in China, Nigeria or Iran, it gets even harder for regulators enforce the law. In today’s global economy, with the fast spread of information, social media and viral forms of communication, I think hard to believe that governments and record companies can successfully abolish piracy worldwide. It may be diminished but not eliminated.
In my opinion, the money and energy towards anti-piracy solutions are going towards the wrong direction in many corporations. Instead of pursuing pirates I believe companies can achieve better outcomes with investments in R & D. For example, Sony was able to stop its games from being pirated on the video game console Playstation 3. In the previous version of the console, Playstation 2, piracy was a major issue, but now the problem has been solved with new technology. Only new anti-piracy technology can fully abolish piracy.
