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Fresh Off a Major Victory, the Music Industry Sues Charter Communications

March 25, 2019

How many more ISPs will the music industry sue? Multiple ISPs in the United States are currently embroiled in lawsuits brought on by the music industry. Cox Communications, for example, is bracing for a d... Read More...

83% of All Music, Film & TV Piracy Is Motivated by a Lack of Paid Options, Study Claims

Daniel Sanchez

June 6, 2018

According to research group Muso, most people know that piracy is wrong, but do it anyway. Want to know the reason why people pirate media content? Because they can’t find any legal alternatives. That’s ac... Read More...

Def Leppard Says Piracy Is the Reason They Have So Many New Fans

Daniel Sanchez

August 3, 2017

Thanks to piracy, Def Leppard has gained a new wave of young fans. Several months ago, and much to the chagrin of music executives, Ed Sheeran made a stunning confession. He admitted that he owes his succes... Read More...

72% of Internet Users Think ISP Warning Letters Are Useless

Daniel Sanchez

March 9, 2017

ISP piracy warning letters? What, me worry? Starting in January, British ISPs started sending suspected infringing users warning letters. Made to deter and educate users on the consequences of piracy, the Vo... Read More...

39% of Americans Don’t Care That Piracy Hurts Content Creators…

Daniel Sanchez

January 18, 2017

Despite the entertainment industry’s best efforts, most consumers just don’t really care about piracy problems. Piracy costs artists and content creators millions of dollars in revenue. Yet, a new study show... Read More...

The Most Pirated Songs on Piracy Networks This Week

Daniel Sanchez

November 22, 2016

Are you a pirate? Here at Digital Music News, we don’t believe in pirating. But we do agree with TorrentFreak’s philosophy that monitoring piracy networks gives us a clue as to what is actually popular today... Read More...

The Most Pirated Albums and Singles - October 4th, 2016

The Piracy Charts: What Are People Still Stealing?

Daniel Sanchez

October 4, 2016

Sia's singles are strong, Frank Ocean's Blonde is still the top album downloaded, and people still love Harry Potter and self-help books. It's all part of a piracy market that is still exists despite surging... Read More...

Disney Executive: “I’m Going to Put It Out There. I Love Piracy”…

Daniel Sanchez

September 20, 2016

Let’s face it: You are a pirate. But is piracy actually beneficial for major media companies like Disney? There are those who absolutely despise piracy. It's not only the heads of large entertainment indus... Read More...

UK Introduces 10 Year Prison Sentences to Combat Online Piracy

Charlotte Hassan

July 7, 2016

Want to stop piracy? Try 10 year jail sentences… The UK’s current copyright legislation is set for an overhaul, thanks to the introduction of the Digital Economy bill. This bill has been focused on implemen... Read More...

Prince Turning In His Grave Over Surging Piracy…

Charlotte Hassan

May 2, 2016

Stop stealing my music... Throughout his time in the music industry, Prince worked with Web Sheriff to protect his music content. He also left clear instructions for this to continue after his death. As pa... Read More...

Tidal Exclusives Causing Major Piracy Craze

Charlotte Hassan

April 26, 2016

Tidal has adopted the 'streaming exclusives' strategy in a bid to drive subscriber numbers, but at what cost? Well...in deed limiting the availability of artists music to a particular streaming service has p... Read More...

Is the Streaming Industry Lying About Piracy?

Charlotte Hassan

March 31, 2016

Streaming kills piracy, right? Maybe it's not that simple. Over the past ten years, the music industry has profoundly transformed to the point of becoming unrecognizable. The traditional business structure h... Read More...

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Fresh Off a Major Victory, the Music Industry Sues Charter Communications

83% of All Music, Film & TV Piracy Is Motivated by a Lack of Paid Options, Study Claims

Def Leppard Says Piracy Is the Reason They Have So Many New Fans

72% of Internet Users Think ISP Warning Letters Are Useless

39% of Americans Don’t Care That Piracy Hurts Content Creators…

The Most Pirated Songs on Piracy Networks This Week

The Piracy Charts: What Are People Still Stealing?

Disney Executive: “I’m Going to Put It Out There. I Love Piracy”…

UK Introduces 10 Year Prison Sentences to Combat Online Piracy

Prince Turning In His Grave Over Surging Piracy…

Tidal Exclusives Causing Major Piracy Craze

Is the Streaming Industry Lying About Piracy?

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