It is difficult to establish what the world’s vision, position and exact time is when it comes to piracy. It is even harder to predict the piracy’s socieconomic impact that will stil be as technology continues its rapid development. Technology’s accelerated pace has been facilitating the creation of means for the distribution of piracy and the violation of intellectual property.
It is a fact that many countries such as England, France and the United States have taken initiatives to combat piracy. Those iniciatives have been recognized and defended by a part of public opinion, as well as by the companies mostly affected by this activity. However, it is clear that those measures have not achieved the expected scope neither the socioeconomic effect. The established fines and threats with permanent disconnection internet service for offenders have not diminished the levels of piracy or information exchange but rather increased. Apparently this has ocurred by the constant technological evolution, which has lead to an ineffective proposed system to monitor and verify that activity.
Furthermore, it is very difficult for the legislation to keep pace with technological advances, but we must be aware that a legislation is a necessary mean for the progressive regulation of the activity and the existence of a legal framework to protect intellectual property.
Particularly, I believe in the idea of creating new business models that make unnecessary the use of piracy and educate consumers on the value of intellectual property rights as a posible solution to reduce piracy. This will contribute to changes in behavior. It is important to note that these changes are not reflected immediately, but the results will be long term since a cultural change is required.
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