Capital Theft

The discussion about whether media piracy is actual theft or not is one that has lasted years leaving sides very much in disagreement with each other.Without entering the discussion directly, it is interesting to note that according to a well known author, the corporations responsible for delivering the media are perhaps those primarily at fault in the discussion. When malpractices are taken to an extent that it would border theft, what is the punishment of the individual who committed it? Similar to capital punishment as a result of murder, is theft from that individual a reasonable punishment? Those that argue against media piracy are further enabling those committing the malpractices. Those that argue for media piracy are committing theft from many people besides just the corporations. To entirely solve the dilemma of media piracy, it is first necessary to eliminate the malpractices of the middle-man corporations before we address the piracy of the individual.