Digital Piracy
The Internet is often called the "Information Superhighway" because it allows people to find, share, and distribute information quickly and easily using computers. However, not all that information is ethical or legal. Distributing and accessing illegal copies of copyright-protected digital books, movies, music, artwork, software, and other content is a form of copyright infringement, commonly referred to as "piracy." When digital products and works are pirated, the content creators lose money they would have otherwise earned had that work been legally purchased or licensed. (See Reference 3)