Law enforcement curtails the criminal activity only to see it crop up in a different manner and method. Cyberspace is the latest example. Whenever technology advances, so do new crimes. The Internet has revolutionized the way we communicate and has transformed commerce and trade. Just as the industrial revolution altered the economic landscape, new technological advances bring legal and ethical questions.
Software piracy is one example.
Millions of people illegally download copies of software everyday. Most are law-abiding citizens who would never think of shoplifting. Yet when it comes to finding the software or music online, they don t even think twice about downloading it. Technology has advanced faster than our ability to fully understand its impact. But the economic impact is clearer and more measurable.