Piracy of Media
- 'Most people (53% of UKS surveyed) know that piracy is wrong, but do it anyway.' - Research group Muso
Why People pirate Media Content:
- They cant find any legal alternatives
- 35% of 1000 UKs surveyed stated that they illegally downloaded due to cost barriers associated with legal platforms.
- The increasing number of subscription pages each with exclusive content, including Disney's upcoming subscription channel, Apple TV Plus (ATP)...
Numbers:
- 60% of 1000 UK survey participants admitted to illegally downloading or streaming media in 2018. ( 83% of these had tried to find the content on existing streaming services before pirating)
- However only 3% of pirated THESE DAYS due to cheap accessible subscription services. (INCREASING RAPIDLY DUE TO LIMITED CONTENT)
- 9 out of 10 people who are accessing unlicensed content also have legal subscriptions, the hypothesis that streaming services would kill piracy is not the case! Solution= media platform owners need to access what current audiences desire to increase sales and decrease piracy.
- Piracy decreased due to lack of illegal DVD and CD purchasing as that technology became obsolete.
- Decreased as technology developments such as 3D and IMAX experiences sucked more poeple into the cinematic experiences to get the best viewing out of the newest films which used state-of-the-art technology. E.g. Avatar Waiting for the film to come out on the internet in about two weeks will also cost.
Penalties:
- Few $100 fine.
- Copyright-protecting prosecutors gave up bec. of the heavy legal expense of charging Pirates lightweight fines.
- Link between success and a films publicity and its piracy, (Avatar moct pirated film 21 mill, despite its pull into theatres with its 3D and IMAX experience)
