Whole Lotta Leaks

Digital piracy has been the alternative for many users for decades. Rather than buying a program, movie, or game, some users illegally download them from shady websites to avoid paying for them. The music industry is also a victim of piracy as the illegal sharing and downloading of music files are rampant on the Internet. In the past, users would use a CD burner on a computer to copy “MP3s to a physical CD so that they can be listened to in other consumer electronics” (Bender, 158). This type of piracy usually targets released albums or music of a particular artist. Before streaming…