Ofcom report that more music is pirated than any other medium
12 March 2013, 00:21
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
(News)
More music is illegally shared online than TV shows, films, books and games all combined, a new report shows.
According to MusicWeek, around 297 million tracks were illegally shared during the third-quarter of 2012 while around 56 million TV shows were downloaded or streamed.
This compares to the 44 million films that were bootlegged and 35 million video games, 27 million computer software and 8 million books that were also pirated during this period.
The Ofcom report shows that 16% of UK internet users aged 12 and above illegally obtained entertainment products during this time.
Read the full report here.
Latest
- BADBADNOTGOOD share “Poeira Cosmia” featuring Tim Bernardes
- Say Now present their new single, "Makeup Sex"
- lilo release new single, "Crash The Car"
- Barry Can’t Swim to headline All Points East Festival 2025
- Pem unveils standalone single, "Ellipsis"
- Celeste returns with the release of brand new single, "This Is Who I Am"
- SQUARE reveals 20 new additions to its music showcase lineup
Get the Best Fit take on the week in music direct to your inbox every Friday
Read next
Listen
Ruby Gill's "Some Kind Of Control" luxuriates within the listlessness
Somebody's Child return with "Time Of My Life" to prove growing pains are not just physical
Sam Ezeh dishes a soulful, experimental slice of pop on “AUDIOCORE”
PARG is yearning for connection on new single “Kanchum Em”
Kassie Krut’s deliciously frenetic new industrial pop track “Racing Man”
Aoife Wolf faces angels and demons in her hazy new single “Bristle of Delusion”
Reviews
Emily Burns
Die Happy
06 Nov 2024
Halsey
The Great Impersonator
01 Nov 2024
Katie Gavin
What A Relief
01 Nov 2024
Elias Rønnenfelt
Heavy Glory
31 Oct 2024