vIndianz.com (16 Dec, 2009) — India is the fourth largest illegal downloader of online content, according to two reports released by the Motion Picture Distributors Association (MPDA).
The reports were arranged on behalf of MPDA by Envisional and DtecNet, two global firms affianced in providing software solutions to follow and avert piracy of digital content and online business.
According to their findings, India trails only the US, Britain and Canada in online copyright infringement. Envisional’s report alleged online piracy of film and television content in India is primarily through file-sharing networks like BitTorrent and cyberlockers, or web-based file hosts such as RapidShare or HotFile.
“The numbers that the surveys have come up with strengthen our steady refrain that the economic and social impact of online piracy is massive and will have even better long-term implications if not addressed,” said Michael Ellis, president and managing director of Motion Pictures Association (Asia-Pacific), in a statement.
“We are conscious that more needs to be done to assist people understand that when they take unauthorized content off the Internet, or pay next to nothing from a pirate street vendor, they are indulging in online theft and therefore damage the very movie-making community that has been bringing them entertainment,” he added.
The report by DtecNet that is based on tracking illegal downloading IP addresses on P2P (Peer to Peer) networks showed that from April to September 2009, India was amongst the top 10 countries in the world with the biggest number of illegal P2P activities.
The research in addition claimed that India had the maximum level of film piracy in any English-speaking country in that period. It also said Hindi films are the most extensively obtainable domestic Indian content with most downloader in Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai.
Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Kaminey” is anticipated to have been downloaded more than 350,000 times on BitTorrent with approximately two-third of downloader located in India.
Tamil films are frequently downloaded in Chennai and Bangalore, while Telugu films are besieged in Hyderabad and Bangalore. Rajiv Dalal, managing director, MPDA (India) said strict laws were needed to end unauthorized downloading.
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