Illegal music file sharing drops significantly since 2011

[Jack]

The number of people using peer-to-peer (P2P) services to download music fell by 17% last year, compared to 2011.

That's according to the NPD Group's Annual Music Study 2012, released yesterday.

Some other interesting stats, comparing 2012 to 2011:

• 26% decline in number of files illegally downloaded using P2P services;
• 44% less music files burned and ripped from CDs owned by friends and family;
• 25% drop in files swapped from hard drives; and
• 28% fall in volume of music downloads from digital lockers

P2P sharing peaked in 2005 when 1 in 5 internet users aged 13 or older were using the services, but last year only just over 1 in 9 (11%) internet users were downloading music this way.

Read more: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/27/illegal-music-file-sharing-drops-significantly-since-2011/

 

[Gnosis]

That is because 10 year old girls don't want their laptops confiscated by Johny Law. LOL

 

[softwareFREEk]

That is because 10 year old girls don't want their laptops confiscated by Johny Law. LOL

more like so their BOD (Bank of Dad) doesn't have to fork out the fines

Edit: read here. http://www.zdnet.com/police-raid-9-year-old-pirate-confiscate-laptop-7000007788/

 

[McLovin]

Could also have dropped because instead of getting it off sites, people just download it straight off YouTube.

 

[softwareFREEk]

Could also have dropped because instead of getting it off sites, people just download it straight off YouTube.

plenty of software out there for this i.e Abelssoft

 

[Gnosis]

I know I started a topic a while back about YouTube possibly getting a free pass. In the midst of that I heard good explanations as to why it is legal to view all of their hosted video and listen to all of their hosted music. That said, something is still rotten in Denmark because there is NO WAY that all of that copyrighted music has been ok'd by the rightful owners of said music.
Their is a huge double standard emerging, and it IS NOT about making things better and saving the entertainment industry. It is about feeding politicians money to redistribute as they see fit while getting more of a stranglehold on the billions that use the internet daily.
STATUS QUO and BOTTOM LINE, NOT Justice. New governments are in business just like the old mafia, and they have all of the markets cornered.

 

[Ink]

Drop? Or they're finding it harder to find pirates?

 

[softwareFREEk]

Blocking BitTorrent sites doesn’t stop piracy—but Spotify might

Of the Top 10 fastest growing markets on BitTorrent, only France has access to the music streaming service Spotify, whereas in the top 10 fastest shrinking countries, Spotify is available in 5 the markets (including the Top 2).

This implies, (although does not prove causation) that the proliferation of free to access or low cost streaming services is making a dent piracy rates in the countries where those services are available.

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