Open Ended

Of all the technology I've ever used in my short life, the internet has to be the most vast.

It allows for so many advances in our society that it's almost uncontrollable. And for artists of the audible and visual, of which I include myself, it increases our ability to learn and display art and music. But like everything in the world, "it can be used for evil".

Just like the internet gives people who are separated by great distance's the ability to communicate, it also allows people to say things that are better left unsaid. It encourages the adventurous to discover, and the shy to hibernate. It gives the seller many bids, and the customer an easy debt. It provides the advertiser a platform, and the scammer viruses. And to the artists and musicians, it gives an endless gallery or stage to show and perform their talent, but let us not forget what it gives the thief. When Newton said there would always be an equal reaction, I doubt he realized just how true the statement would rein in every part of our lives; our virtual lives being no exception.

In a world that's lightening fast, with never ending loopholes, and instantly erasable evidence, villains are created just as easily as heroes.
Photos are easy to take straight from a website, and even when they're embedded in a way that prevents the ability to save or download the photograph, all computers can install an application which allows the computer to virtually take a picture of your screen. No matter what there's always a way around it.

Music theft is even harder to control because of all the software which can convert files. And because music files can be so compact, they travel through the internet at incredible speeds. Basically if it's on the internet, you can get it for free, and it only requires a right click, save as...