Most American IT people are pirates

19th April 2007

The analysis shows that among 350 interrogated American specialists in IT-sphere about 69% of people downloaded on their mobile and desktop computers software and music without carrying the proper licensing agreements and not paying for content a penny. Moreover, most of them shared the downloaded information with friends. And 70% of those who illegally downloaded the content said that they did it consciously, and 30% said that this was done â€œaccidentallyâ€. â€œHistorically it has formed that the models allowing implementing the legal downloading and sharing the content, are difficult for use and therefore are not got used to usersâ€, - says Simon Blake-Wilson, managing director on DRM of SafeNet Company. - Therefore, this has resulted in a significant increase in the number of illegal download and share of contentâ€. According to data of SafeNet, only in 2005 the beat of sound-recording companies and film studios around the world amounted $ 22.6 billion, because of the infraction of licenses. Many content-providers invest money in the development and promotion of DRM. According to preliminary estimates, the accounts on this technology by the end of 2007 will amount $ 1 billion. â€œIt is obvious that more and more companies are using such technologies, but these mechanisms are needed the standardization and severe modification. If DRM-solutions remain all â€œstiffâ€ and poorly adaptable, then such model will fail and the companies will waste their moneyâ€, concluded Mr. Blake-Wilson. In conclusion, it is worth while noting that 29% of all respondents stated that they had never downloaded content illegally. 2% of the users have told that they have no idea whether they downloaded illegal software and music or not.