Wednesday, April 09, 2014

Half of Spain's internet users download illegally...

Eighty-four percent of digital content consumed in Spain is illegal, according to a study published on Wednesday by industry lobby group La CoaliciĆ³n.

The group's Pirate Observatory study also shows that 51 percent of internet users accessed illegal material in 2013.

Films were the most common material accessed with 43 percent of that group saying they had downloaded or viewed pirated films, or the same percentage as in 2012.

Music was next on the list, and then video games.

These downloads cost the public coffers €526.2 million ($725 million) and Spain more than 26,000 jobs, the Pirate Observatory report shows.

 La CoaliciĆ³n director Carlota Navarrete said efforts by Spain's Intellectual Property Commission (CIP) to stamp out privacy had seen "few" results. Full story...

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