Report: Despite Streaming Music, Piracy Still Exists

People Are Still Stealing Music

Has the age of music streaming killed off pirated music on the internet? No, writes JEFF DUNN in BUSINESS INSIDER, noting, "Apps like SPOTIFY and APPLE MUSIC made the NAPSTERS and LIMEWIRES of the world less relevant through sheer convenience — just listen to a couple ads (or pay $10 a month), and you can get all the songs you want, faster and in higher quality."

"But as this chart from STATISTA shows, piracy hasn’t just upped and vanished, even as on-demand streaming has become the norm. According to a late 2016 study by recording industry group IFPI — which commissioned research firm Ipsos Connect to survey more than 12,600 internet users in 13 countries — more than one-third of those surveyed still said they’ve accessed copyright-infringing music over a recent six-month span."

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