digital piracy

piracy has made a massive impact on how the mass population consume products such as music and film. With a percentage of 75% of pirated material coming from 15% of the population but with 70% of internet users admitting to using pirate material because it is easily accessible. Even though it is a small minority who are comitting the crime of piracy it is hard to ID to the culprits and the knock on effect of people re-uploading pirate material makes it harder for people to prosicuted for the original act and so piracy continues .This has damaged the profit margins for the music having fallen by 22% in the last year piracy has become of a problem.