Bloomberg News reported that more than half of U.S. college students pirated music and movies in 2006. Collectively, college students accounted for 1.3 billion illegal downloads in 2006. Two thirds of their music were obtained thorough illegal piracy.
Tag: Music Piracy
Information and research on the music piracy market. Data and statistics on the black market trade in pirated music. Economic losses and impact of music and other content piracy.
Percent of Searches for Pirated Tracks in China
In China in 2006, one-fifth of searches on baidu.com was for unlicensed MP3’s. Baidu.com is China’s leading search engine with 50 percent of online searches conducted through its website.
Percent of Searches for Pirated Tracks in China
In China in 2006, one-fifth of searches on baidu.com was for unlicensed MP3’s. Baidu.com is China’s leading search engine with 50 percent of online searches conducted through its website.
Pirated movies and music on the Internet
Up to 80 percent of internet traffic is believed to be P2P file distribution, with the vast bulk of content being music and movies.
Top Ten downloading schools in the U.S.
The figures are based on notice of violation letters sent by the Recording Industry Association of America. The figures were based during the time period of September 2006 to mid-February 2007. According to the Christian Science Monitor, here are the top ten schools that illegally download music from the Internet: 1. Ohio University 2. Purdue… Continue reading Top Ten downloading schools in the U.S.
Music Industry Losses in Nepal
The Nepalese music industry losses an estimated $5.6 Million a year to music piracy.