Fresh data for 2024 reveals that while overall pirate site traffic dipped to 216 billion visits, the landscape is shifting dramatically. Publishing piracy is booming, largely driven by an insatiable global demand for manga. In stark contrast, both music and film piracy have tanked. Despite these changes, the United States remains the top traffic source for pirate sites.

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[–] HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Ya know, if you assume each one of those is a person who would otherwise pay $100 a month for all the streaming services, then they are costing the streaming services about $259,200,000,000,000 each year. /s

[–] anonymous@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

No, you got that wrong. They're literally stealing that amount from the creative people doing all the creative work /s

[–] HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You're right, my bad. They are stealing that amount from each creator, in fact.

[–] themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago

Creators:

How else can I afford another solid gold Humvee? And diamond studded swimming pools, these things don't grow on trees