The greatest enabler of the mega threat is the persistent myth of the "victimless crime." The modern pirate is not Robin Hood. They are:
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Governments coordinated too—naval task forces began patrolling high-risk corridors more aggressively and formed rapid-response units trained specifically for high-tech boardings. Legal frameworks evolved slowly: prosecutors chased money trails through complex jurisdictions, while legislators debated treaties to lower the legal thresholds that allowed attackers to exploit gaps between national maritime laws.
Governments have tried. The "site-blocking" laws in the UK and Australia push piracy underground for about six weeks before new mirrors spawn. The US's "Copyright Alert System" died because ISPs didn't want to be the police. The recent push to put piracy prosecutions under the Department of Homeland Security's cyber division sounds tough, but it ignores reality: most major pirate sites operate from jurisdictions with no extradition treaties.