Australia has remained to be a favorite lair for pirates with the highest rates of online TV and film piracy. At present, piracy is still a problem but it has started falling with the availability of legal options. Read more
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Netflix to debut in Spain despite widespread online piracy
Netflix will finally debut in Spain this year. This sovereign state has been striving from a struggling economy, lack of legal alternatives against piracy, and rampant piracy on online content. However, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said that after years of engaging in piracy, the Spanish internet users are prepared for this long-awaited launch. Read more
280 million pirated movies and TV shows viewed in Sweden annually
Having the most active file sharers in the world, the Swedish entertainment industry continues to have illegal file sharing problems despite the range of legal options in Sweden. This Scandinavian nation is where the most resilient BitTorrent site, The Pirate Bay, originated.
Now, a study shows that every year, 280 million movies and TV shows are illegally viewed in Sweden. Read on to find out the rest of the findings. Read more