Analyze the technical evolution of digital piracy including the impact of new digital formats such as CD, DVD, MP3, and MP4 to intellectual property piracy.

Evolution of Piracy and Corresponding Legislation

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 5 in the textbook and view the Digital, Piracy and Steve Wozniak: Digital Piracy videos. You must include at least one additional scholarly and/or professional source for your paper. You may wish to review the recommended resources for this week for assistance with this research. You may also access the MSCJ Professional Sources guide for assistance with finding appropriate resources.

In this paper, you must

Analyze the technical evolution of digital piracy including the impact of new digital formats such as CD, DVD, MP3, and MP4 to intellectual property piracy.
Explain the growth of innovative file sharing such as peer-to-peer and Internet Relay Chat  and their impact on the methods for detecting and preventing intellectual property piracy.
Trace the evolution of legislation and organizations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Copyright Act of 1976, No Electronic Theft Act, and Directive 91/250/EEC/2009/24/EC designed to curtail and prevent digital piracy.
The Evolution of Piracy and Corresponding Legislation paper:

Must be three to five double-spaced pages  in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.