Chapter V searches for viable explanations for, and examines what led to, the copyright criminalization process, focusing on and classifying internal reasons. It conceptualizes the internal reasoning for copyright criminalization as an important piece of a broader movement of copyright expansion. This movement is further divided to an analysis of the negative financial impact on rights holders. I explore the various external reasons incorporated in this internal reason: technological developments combined with globalization, accessibility, and a social norm favoring infringement; next, I explore the potential shift toward a pure property paradigm; and finally, rights holders’ increasing and effective political influence over legislatures.