Well, it IS theft, and even if you can’t stand her or her music, the fact will remain that she is entitled to profit from her work and property, and, considering that she no doubt pays more in taxes in England than most of us do here in the US, to enlist the help of the authorities to find the perps and see what can be done to punish them/recover damages.
Perhaps but that’s not the point she herself is making.
She is speaking strictly of her emotional, hyperbolic reaction.
As was the case with the Sony breach, they are seeking to affix blame everywhere but with the fault of those whose lax security measures allowed such breaches. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure where intellectual property is concerned. If Madonna is a cold eyed businesswoman per her reputation then she has missed a trick here.
I don’t recall Mick Jones being publicly upset about the tape of his original mix of the Clash’s Combat Rock being widely bootlegged (on CDs, LPs, and digital downloads).
Since the source is claimed to be from his tape, one wonders if he leaked it or someone connected within his entourage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apcVBLryx-Y
As to who should pay for investigation/prosecution, corporate espionage occurs all the time and I don’t recall the government intervening.