Study - The unlawful ecosystem of go paperless cultural goods

Overseen by a steering committee made up of Hadopi and the DGMIC (Direction générale des médias et des industries culturelles), and carried out by EY, this new study aims to analyze in detail the interactions between the various players in this ecosystem, particularly in terms of their business models.

The study covers all supplies that enable or facilitate illegal access to go paperless, copyright-protected cultural products in the audiovisuel (films, series, TV programs, music), Ebook and video game sectors. Services offering broadcasts of sporting events were also studied.

This updated mapping reveals the growing complexity of this unlawful ecosystem. While in 2012 hosting providers and listing sites were at the heart of the scheme, it now appears that it extends far beyond these players alone. To be fully effective, the fight against piracy will now have to focus on these other players, such as technical service providers and Internet user services, among others, which this study identifies.

Find out more :

• L'Essentiel 13 " L'écosystème illicite de biens culturels dématérialisés : de nombreux acteurs, des liens multiples entre eux ".
• The complete study dedicated to the unlawful ecosystem of paperless cultural goods.
• The PowerPoint presentation shown at the press conference.