Piracy: 1 billion euros of damage in 2019 according to a study published by Hadopie

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Published on Friday, 04 December 2020 08:25
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 December 3, 2020

Nearly 12 million Internet users illicitly consumed audiovisual and sports content in 2019, the loss of earnings for these sectors amounting to 1.03 billion euros, according to an unprecedented study unveiled yesterday by Hadopi. This survey of more than 2,500 Internet users in January 2020 assesses the losses caused by piracy on the various legal audiovisual and sports offers.

2,650 jobs destroyed

Sale of DVDs and Blu-rays, cinemas, subscription video, pay channels, advertising revenue, sports ticketing… Exceeding one billion euros, the shortfall represents 9% of a market of 11.6 billion. If physical sales (310 M €) and TV subscriptions (260 M €) are the most affected, public finances are deprived of more than 320 M € in tax revenue.
Piracy also represents a potential destruction of 2,650 jobs for the sectors concerned, “already very weakened by the effects of the health crisis”, as recalled by Denis Rapone, the president of the High Authority for the dissemination of works and the protection of rights on the internet (Hadopi).