Are the creators of technologies such as bitorrent and Megaupload, responsible for the diminishing profits of Hollywood studios, or is it the actions of their users? Faced with opposition from the likes of Google, Facebook and the wider internet community, on January 20, 2012, the US Senate failed to pass the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a piece of controversial legislation authored by the MPAA that sought to increase the power of law enforcement agencies in their efforts against piracy. At the same time, in New Zealand, law enforcement officials raided the mansion of Megaupload founder, Kim Dotcom, seizing his assets, freezing his bank accounts and placing him under house arrest. The MPAA may have failed in their bid to get SOPA written into law, but in Australia and around the world, governments are introducing harsher penalties for copyright infringement. Did the MPAA lose the battle but win the war? As the Australian Federal Government debates the introduction of penalties for internet users found guilty of copyright infringement, a move that would assist businesses exposed to piracy, is the Golden Age of Piracy finally drawing to a close? With six months left on his lease, will the Government’s changes come too late for Derek?