In 2008, 95% of all music downloads were illegally obtained. In the same year, digital album sales increased by 36%. "Pirate Nation" is the story of modern-day digital piracy and how it affects business, society and culture. It traces the origins, methods and motivations of modern-day digital pirates.
Roanoke-based "Piracy Happens" blogger, Darren Todd, covers topics such as copyright, creativity and piracy's potential role in business, and also explores the idea of using file-sharing and remixing as an asset instead of a liability. Looking critically at both sides of the piracy issue, "Pirate Nation "explains intellectual property, explores whether some degree of piracy is inevitable and discusses the limitations of current copyright law.