Piracy Monitor E-Newsletter: Vol. 1 - Issue 1

Welcome to Piracy Monitor, a new resource about video piracy: its causes, available countermeasures and solutions.  We're excited to be here!

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The Ten Most Pirated Movies (This Week)

"... There's movement on the top ten most downloaded list this week but only one new movie and Shazam!remains the most downloaded flick. The new entry is 2019's attempt to reboot the franchise for Hellboy, whose release did not go as planned."  (More...) 

Video Piracy: Is it up or down?

Recent analysis points to a downward trend for video piracy, but is piracy really on the decline?  We look at a few data points. (More...) 

Spain: Suspected Video Pirates are Acquitted

'A Spanish judge has ruled that three popular video streaming sites ... only posted links to other websites but didn’t actually upload any copyrighted video content.'

'One association of audiovisual producers had estimated the damages they caused to rights holders at more than 500 million euros ($565 million).'

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US Chamber of Commerce: Pirated movies get 26.6B views, TV shows get 126.7B

In mid-June, 'the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC), in partnership with NERA Economic Consulting, published a new study, Impacts of Digital Video Piracy on the U.S. Economy, detailing the economic impact digital video piracy has on the U.S. economy.' (More...)

Variety: VidAngel Hit with $62.4 Million Judgment for Pirating Movies