Billion and Billions Served . . . Unfortunately

Sigh.  Although I’m not surprised–especially given this pernicious and false belief that if it’s on the internet then it must be free–it’s been estimated that 43 sites which engage in digital piracy account for about 21 billion visits per year.  That’s roughly 3 times the current population of the Earth.  As an intellectual property attorney, I always find such statistics sobering given the rampant copyright and trademark infringement which occurs on the internet.  Predictable, but sobering nonetheless.  And no doubt the public hates those lawyers who pursue the infinitesimally small percentage of infringers that they’re able to find and sue, let alone actually stop or collect against.  The battle continues!

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