{"id":102079,"date":"2024-12-06T12:28:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T12:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=102079"},"modified":"2025-03-20T10:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T10:45:23","slug":"music-piracy-in-europe-down-75-since-2017-is-online-piracy-flattening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/music-piracy-in-europe-down-75-since-2017-is-online-piracy-flattening\/","title":{"rendered":"Music piracy in Europe down 75% since 2017- is online piracy flattening?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New EU data study reveals piracy levels have been stabilising since 2021.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Copyright infringement continues to challenge rightsholders everywhere, including across the EU. While technological advancements have complicated the issue, recent trends suggest a stabilisation in online piracy levels. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) recently released its fourth report<\/a> since 2019, analysing online piracy across music, TV, films, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stabilising piracy levels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The report reveals that overall piracy in the EU stabilised in 2023 at an average of 10.2 accesses per internet user per month<\/a>, a trend consistent since 2021. TV piracy remains the largest category, accounting for 5.1 accesses per internet user per month, dwarfing music piracy levels. However, TV and music piracy saw a slight uptick between 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music piracy shrinking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Music privacy only accounted for an average of 0.6 accesses per internet user per month in 2023, a quarter of the levels in 2017. This may be surprising considering the demand for music streaming has more than doubled since 2019<\/a>, but this decline may align with the increased adoption of legal streaming platforms. Mobile devices remain the primary means of accessing pirated music, with the most popular methods being:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Stream-ripping<\/strong>: Downloading the audio from videos.<\/li>
  2. Illegal downloading<\/strong>: Saving music without authorisation.<\/li>
  3. Unlicensed streaming<\/strong>: Streaming content illegally.<\/li>
  4. Torrenting<\/strong>: Sharing music files via peer-to-peer networks.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Factors influencing piracy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The EUIPO report identifies several factors affecting piracy levels, including economic and societal variables:<\/p>\n\n\n\n