The number of illegally downloaded films in the UK has gone up nearly 30% in five years, new figures suggest.
That research, from internet consultancy firm Envisional, indicates that the top five box office movies were illegally downloaded in the UK a total of 1.4 million times last year.
Film industry bosses say it is costing £170m every year and putting thousands of jobs at risk.
The research also shows a big rise in TV shows being pirated online.
Dr David Price led the the team which conducted the research and said there are four main reasons for the increase.
“We’ve seen increases in technology like faster broadband,” he said.
“The methods of piracy have become easier, with quicker downloads and easier to find content.
“We have a generation online now who aren’t really bothered about downloading things illegally.
“Finally it’s an issue of availability – there’s a lot of American content which a lot of people are desperate to download that they can’t get hold of legitimately.”
via BBC – Newsbeat – Illegal UK film downloads up 30%, new figures suggest.
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