7. What is the effect of copyright infringement on digital culture?

Illegal copying has changed the landscape of digital culture drastically. Peer to peer (P2P) file sharing technology and IRC have allowed for the unauthorized distribution of software, as well as of massive amounts of information. That power has changed the marketplace for making and cultivating culture generally, and that change in turn threatens established content industries." However, while piracy is not only about the illegal sharing of software or protection of personal property, it comes to share all information without restrictions. Software piracies in general are complicated and multifaceted topics which affect almost every aspect of our lives. What we decide to do about enforcing copyright will determine our own cultural development or lack in the future.