"Media piracy is a current global issue faced by both consumers and industry groups. High prices for media goods, low incomes, and cheap digital technologies are the main reasons for the rise of media priacy."
This infographic looks at the issues, anti-piracy budgets, who pirates, the cost on campus.
Via Beth Dichter
Piracy causes people to lose lots of money because people are downloading media files illegally for free.
This is an article that excellently explains how media piracy impacts the umbrella of media related industries.
Visual representation is scary to me because I'm going into the industry and I don't want to end up as a hobo.