Content Cafe

Content

Pirated content subscriptions grow to a billion dollar problem in US alone

by M&E Journal CDSA March 30, 2021

Piracy – or the distribution of copyright-infringing screen content – has always been a major profit-generating activity that offers significant returns.  A 2019 EU Intellectual Property Office study revealed that illegal Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) providers make nearly €1 billion a year supplying pirated content in Europe.

A more recent US study – “Money for Nothing: The Billion Dol-lar Pirate Subscription IPTV Business” – found that the “business” of illegal piracy subscription services has grown to a $1 billion problem in the USA alone.  These services “mimic” legal streaming services making it difficult for consumers to determine that the content they are accessing is legitimate.

Read the full article here

 

Share this story   FACEBOOK . TWITTER . EMAIL . SUBSCRIBE