A recent study has revealed that the level of online music piracy amongst broadband users in the UK has remained unchanged despite the measures that have been put into place to reduce online piracy levels.

The government along with member of the entertainment industry have been trying to put into place various measures to try and stop or reduce online piracy amongst broadband users, which was said to be rife and which was also said to be adversely affecting the profits of the music and entertainment industry.

However, despite the various measures that have been put into place to try and stop broadband users illegally downloading music and content a recent study has suggested that the measures may not be working as effectively as the government and the entertainment industry may have hoped.

Research was carried out by Harris Interactive on behalf of the BPI, and the results indicated that despite measures that had been put into place the level of online music piracy amongst consumers appeared to have remained unchanged. The study showed that twenty three percent of respondents admitted to using peer-to-peer networks to download files, and this was the same amount of people that admitted to it in the last poll, which was carried out in February.

The study showed that eighteen percent of users had used cyberblockers, which are websites that allow people to store and download digital files both legally and illegally. An official from the BPI said: “The so-called cyberlocker problem . . . is very real, has grown sharply in the last six months and is expected to continue growing significantly.”

Source – FT