Article

EUIPO releases a study examining online copyright infringement

As the authority on digital piracy, MUSO was approached by the EUIPO to embark on the first data-driven analysis of digital piracy and consumption of copyright-infringing TV, film and music across the 28 EU member states.

Article

India Embracing the SVOD Revolution-TV and Film anti-piracy landscape

As Netflix and Amazon Prime prepare to launch in the world’s sixth biggest economy, India, how will these giants meet the skyrocketing demand for content?

Press Release

Game of Thrones Season 7 Opener Pirated 91.74 million times

MUSO reports that Game of Thrones season 7’s opener was pirated 91.74 million times. With 77.91 million downloads and streams of the first episode, streaming by far was the most popular way of accessing the season premiere. Torrenting nabbed the second spot with 8.36...

Interview

Queen of Indie: Jane Clark talks Piracy in the Indie Film Market

Actress turned producer, Jane Clark knows the indie film market inside and out and how crippling piracy can be to independent filmmakers. Clark’s films have been played in over 50 international film festivals and have won multitudes of awards. She’s the co-owner of Film...

Interview

From Rock Legends to Piracy: A Convo with Elio Bordi From Frontiers

Elio Bordi is a busy man. Between running the label’s website and magazine alongside being the promo manager for Frontiers, we were lucky to sit down with him to talk about what he loves the most: music and how the music market is adapting to the streaming revolution...

Music

Country Piracy Report: Spain 10th for Global Music Piracy

During a keynote speech at the 2017 INTA Annual Meeting, Iñigo Mendez de Vigo, Spain’s minister for education, culture, and sport, told the audience that Spain will raise “an anti-piracy generation” as part of its pledge to tackle intellectual property infringement.

Film

MUSO Releases 2017 Global Film & TV Insight Report

Streaming holds its ground as the most popular way audiences are choosing to access their illegal content. Audiences are choosing less and less to torrent, with it witnessing the sharpest drop in usage across all piracy delivery methods. From January 2016 to December 2016,

Music

MUSO Releases 2017 Global Music Insight Report

52% of all visitsto music piracy sites in 2016 were through mobile devices From January 2016 to December 2016,13.8bn visitsto websites were to stream pirated content, 59% of this piracy activity was via mobile devices. Stream rippersites have surpassed downloadingto...

Article

Stream Ripping: 2017’s Biggest Music Piracy Threat?

Stream ripping had a major impact on the global recorded music industry in 2016. This fast growing piracy delivery method witnessed a 60% year-on-year growth globally.

Press Release

Book audiences tops 2bn visits to piracy sites

MUSO, the leading content protection, data-analytics and piracy audience reconnection solutions provider reveals that in 2015 there were 2.19bn visits to illegal book sites. The company’s Market Insights Reports platform highlights the sheer volume of infringements...

Article

2016 Insight Report: MENA audiences make 5bn piracy site visits

TV and film viewing choices across the Middle East and North Africa are changing rapidly, with more adults consuming content online than watching TV in the majority of MENA countries.

Interview

The Millenial: Tamsyn Bester Reveals the Secrets of Self-Publishing

Don’t be fooled by her young age –Tamsyn Bester, at 25, is a powerhouse of self-publishing. Having self-published nearly a dozen books, Tamsyn knows her way around the often quagmire of self-publishing. Knowing that in such a competitive industry it takes hard work and a...