LONDON, Jan 12 ― The world of music has long been a prime target for piracy, but that seems to be changing in the UK. Only 15 per cent of Britons illegally downloaded songs and albums in 2021, according to a report from the Intellectual Property Office.
The organisation surveyed 5,000 people in the UK about their music consumption habits between March and April 2021. Most of them listened to music during this period, either by downloading it, listening to it on streaming platforms or buying physical media. Streaming, however, remains the most popular way of listening for many Britons. More than 40% of those surveyed by the Intellectual Property Office used services like Spotify and Apple Music to listen to their favorite artists' songs. Only a quarter of those surveyed downloaded music, and even fewer bought vinyl or CDs.Illegal downloading persists, even if it is down by 3 per cent in 2021. The most unscrupulous music lovers download songs and albums to create pirate copies.
The Intellectual Property Office explains this decline in piracy by the key role played by music and other forms of entertainment during the pandemic. “Most participants said that access to entertainment during the past year of lockdowns helped their mental health by distracting them from the daily reality of the pandemic,” the organisation explains in its annual report.
One question remains, however: at a time when streaming services offer access to catalogues of millions of tracks, why still resort to music piracy? Because of convenience... and a lack of knowledge about some of the features of Spotify and its competitors. Russ Crupnick, a specialist analyst from MusicWatch, explained in April that most music lovers who pirate do so to be able to listen to their favourite songs without having an internet connection.
the convenience and widespread adoption of listening to music using streaming platforms such as Spotify enables this. I love Spotify. Music that suits my mood, my convenience. With bluetooth, I can connect to the car stereo.
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