At first the Internet had a different purpose- communication. Communication for busyness mostly.
But this has changed. Today the Internet has no purpose. Today the Web is a world made of zeros and ones (0 and 1). A world with SIMILAR rules as the real world. Banning "Internet piracy" in the Web is literally the same as banning sharing in the real world. Who knows, this might be the first step.
Banning different rights has been done long long long long long ... long long before the appearance of the Internet. This is something normal. And the ones giving the bans have good reasons for that in many cases. But ones that don't like it rebel against that until they win or they see that the ban makes things better for them. So this is not a new problem.
The problem is that the ones supporting the idea of banning Internet sharing are media developers (musicians, artists, game developers, movie makers etc.). They all get TONES of money from this. But many of them are just greedy (but they are not that good at the art called Greed). They don't seem to care much about the money they get from the live entertainment they can give us (concerts, movies in cinemas, art exhibitions etc.).
In reality you can buy a movie, gather with some friends, go home and watch the movie. The same thing happens with all other media. You can copy it on an empty storage item, give it to others etc. This sharing happens in the Internet. Many people call it "Piracy". Others call it "sharing". I call it "a free commercial". This way the developer becomes famous really fast, people start paying to see him preforming live or on a big screen or on a different place. Think about it. The developer must NOT pay for this commercial.
Games... Let's use Minecraft for an example. This game's pirate version allows pirates to play in single player mode and in pirate servers. There aren't many pirate servers and they are not really reliable. Many pirates have bought the game because they like it. This makes the pirate version much better than a demo version that you can play for 60 minutes or until you beat the first level or a series of levels. The pirate version allows the player to get a real taste of the game, and when he goes to the shop, he knows for what is he giving his money. This is another example of that why I call Internet piracy "a free commercial".
This makes Internet piracy one of the best tools for commercial stuff. And if you use this tool right means that you are starting to master the art of Greed.
There is also another problem. The Internet's current dwellers are mostly young people. For them the Web is a real world. And the ones that make organizations and bills for banning some of the users' rights are old. For them the Internet is a tool for communication. But they also get paid for making bans. And we all know that the youngsters (including me) and the old people can't understand each other no matter what.
So, yeah, this is another misunderstanding. Different people have different visions about it. For me the name "Internet piracy" is wrongly given to "Internet sharing". But I do understand why do others think it's piracy.
In my country things are OK. A part of the money you give for storage devices is going to the media makers. One of our best torrent trackers has a deal with our cinemas: A movie is released in the cinemas. A copy of the movie with a good quality is not allowed to get uploaded until it appears on the movie shops. Also the movie cannot get uploaded if it is from our country.
P.S.:
Eventhough I call it "Internet piracy" thought I don't like the term, I still use it because most people use it.
