Game of Thrones and Pirates
The Game of Thrones series is a worldwide smash success. This popularity has dramatically increased video pirating – stealing the Game of Thrones episodes and reselling them as DVDs or video downloads. The article “Game of Thrones: Winter is coming… and so are the pirates” talks about the Game of Thrones and pirates, pirating, and the steps companies are taking to protect their content.
Game of Thrones and Pirates
The world’s most pirated TV series, Game of Thrones, is back. As viewers prepare to watch season 7 of the fantasy series, we ask what can be done to stop the wider illegal distribution of content?
Source: Game of Thrones: Winter is coming… and so are the pirates.
Game of Thrones and illegal download numbers…
In 2016, TorrentFreak, the online publication that tracks the number of times TV shows are illegally downloaded, listed Game of Thrones as the most pirated TV show in the world for the fifth consecutive year.
At its peak, 350,000 people were illegally streaming the season 6 finale across several torrents.
Would education slow or reduce piracy…?
More positively, it found that half (48%) of the people that watch illegal content would stop or watch less if they were more aware of the damage that piracy causes the media industry.
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TV shows and movies are mostly distributed and watched digitally now, either as a DVD, Blu-Ray, or streaming, piracy of premium TV content like Game of Thrones will be a big problem for rights holders and owners.
This is an in depth article about the piracy of movies and TV series. If you are interested in finding out more about the challenges of piracy, this article may interest you.
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