Widespread piracy over the Internet seriously harms artists, the famous and struggling alike, who create content, as well asthe technicians who produce it. It ultimately also hurtslaw-abiding consumers who must pay higher prices for content, enjoy less content, or pay higher prices for Internet access to compensate for the costs of piracy. Moreover, digital piracy not only results in the unauthorized distribution of content, it hurts the ability of content producers to create legitimate business models for selling digital content; as the saying goes, “It’s hard to compete with free.” While many companies have rallied to the challenge and created compelling businesses to sell content legally, on the whole, digital content is more profitable to distribute illegally than legally and always will be.