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The article looks at the ethical aspects associated with BitTorrent, a protocol for the practice of peer-to-peer file sharing that is used to distribute large amounts of data over the Internet. Topics discussed include the accusations of piracy on BitTorrent; BitTorrent's potential for good uses; and loss of music and motion picture industry due to BitTorrent.

The article discusses the measures taken by the music and film industries for addressing online piracy in the industry in Great Britain. Topics discussed include educational letters issued by several telecommunications firm including BT Group, TalkTalk Telecom Group and Virgin Media, for the promotion of awareness of legal downloading services, implementation of the British Digital Economy Act in 2010 to address media policy issues and the Voluntary Copyright Alert Programme.

Several letters to the editor are presented on topics including film and music piracy, Windows 7 operating system and a Download Directory concerning the "Tablacus Explorer."

The article reports on the filing of a lawsuit by the producers of the Oscar-nominated 2013 film "Dallas Buyers Club" against web users who have allegedly downloaded the movie illegally.

The article presents the author's views on piracy, highlighting his experience of watching a pirated copy of the film "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" when he was 10-years-old. He explores several other experiences wherein he was exposed to piracy which include recording songs off the radio. He comments that piracy appeared harmless in the early days, however the authorities have started to crackdown operators of web sites that are offering copies of film and music for free.