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‘Stream-ripping’ piracy has increased nearly 15 times over in the last three years

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PRS For Music, such activity has increased by 1390% between 2016 and 2019, becoming by far the biggest form of music piracy in the UK.It now means that stream-ripping services account for over 80% of the 50 most popular piracy websites.The research describes stream-ripping as “the obtaining of a permanent copy of content that is streamed online,” adding: “The process can be carried out on audio and audio-visual content and, in either case, it is possible to create an audio-only copy of the music.

Once a copy is created and saved, it is possible for a user to listen to it offline and share it between their devices.”It goes on to add that YouTube is the service most regularly used for stream-ripping, while Spotify has recently become the.

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