P2P filesharing is the bain of the music industry, and retrospectively, they are trying to tackle it through acquisition and litigation. The games industry has been aware that people are also sharing interactive files for a while, yet there seems to be a kerfuffle over who's responsibility it is to address the issue.
In an article in MCV, publishers ilke EA and Sony argue that this form of piracy falls under the remit of trade organisation ELSPA, but ELSPA says that they only deal with for-profit piracy, and that P2P is a breach of privacy which should be addressed at the publisher level. My goodness, that's a rather large gap in responsibility.
In the meantime, gamers in the know don't have to go to car boot sales to collect their pirated copies, but can pick them up for nothing from the comfort of their own homes.
