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                Black Beard, Jack Sparrow, and all the other pirates have been long gone for hundreds of years. But now there is a new group of rebels out there, the pirates of the technological age.  They are burning CD’s, taping and recording.  The internet has made stealing from the world so easy. Taking people’s ideas and money has become as easy as looking through a few links and some downloading then whamo - free content from the internet.

                The world is now starting to address this stealing of content. Movies, TV shows, and many other things have been shared and downloaded all over the world. This week, Pirate Bay, a major piracy website that hosts millions of torrents for downloading has been taken down by the Swedish government. Hours later the site was up and running again just as it used to be, it’s scary how these sites can just reappear so quickly and there is nothing government agencies can do about it. It is always said that nothing can be taken off the internet and this is true, especially for torrent websites and major pirating links.

                Piracy is something that won’t go away.  It’s been here for years and it will be even harder to get rid of as technology advances. It’s sad really; creative ideas that deserve attention and money get nothing because people can steal it with little to no work and have to pay no money. It could turn into a serious problem where music, movies, and entertainment become unprofitable due to so many people stealing.  Change is in the making if piracy isn’t somehow stopped.

                Just taking down websites like Sweden tried to do will not work; you can’t just get rid of pirating. People pirate because they want the content without having to pay. Some of them I don’t blame to be honest, cable can cost hundreds of dollars a month just to watch a few TV shows with a bunch of commercials, and it’s ridiculous. Things like Netflix, Cracked, Spotify, and Hulu have changed that, low prices with a lot of content make viewers and the general public happy. It gives people a reason to quit pirating because they can get a lot better quality content with little fees. People need to realize though that pirating isn’t ok, it’s stealing, people deserve the money and the respect for their hard work and that can all be taken away by downloading it for free.