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Digital Film Piracy Surges to ‘Unprecedented’ Levels Amid Coronavirus Lockdown
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variety.comBy Tim Dams Film piracy has surged since coronavirus lockdown measures were introduced in March, according to new data from digital piracy research firm Muso.
Muso calculated that film piracy increased by over 40% when lockdown measures were enforced, describing the rise as “unprecedented.” Comparing the last seven days of March to the last seven days of February, Muso’s data shows film piracy website visits increased by 41% in the U.S., 43% in the U.K.
and 45% in Canada. Italy and Spain, two of the European countries worst affected by coronavirus and which went into lockdown earlier than most, saw some of the highest increases in digital piracy, with rises of 66% and 50%, respectively.
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