The Impact of Piracy
- Despite crackdowns, roughly 130 U.S. subscription piracy sites draw viewers looking for streaming bargains costing $2 billion annually in lost revenue. (Motion Picture Association, January 2024, Bloomberg 2024)
- Nearly three quarters (72%) of consumers who paid for pirate services using a credit card were later hit with fraudulent charges vs 18% for people who don’t visit pirate sites.
- And 44% were victims of identity theft, compared to only 10% of people who don’t frequent piracy apps or sites. (Digital Citizens Alliance, Giving Piracy Operators Credit, June 2023)
Learn more information about the impact of piracy here.
Watch the personal risk from piracy in this PSA collaboration with the Motion Picture Association and National Intellectual Property Resource Center.
Resources
Audience Intelligence Report,
February 2026
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Piracy More Prevalent and Dangerous – Webroot Reports
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Major Sites Shut Down by DOJ and International Authorities
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Amazon Blocks Shady App Downloads to Fight Piracy
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AI Companies Targeted in Music and Manga Piracy Lawsuits
Audience Intelligence Report,
December 2025
- SCOTUS Takes Up Sony–Cox Piracy Case
- Crypto Emerges as a New Piracy Payment Stream
- UK Password Sharing and Sports Piracy on the Rise
- Spain Shuts Down Major Photocall Piracy Network
Audience Intelligence Report,
November 2025
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Amazon Cracks Down on Piracy Apps
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Sports Piracy Surges Amid YouTubeTV–ESPN Dispute
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Sports Leagues Tap Piracy Data for Insights
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ACE Expands Coalition and Scores Major Wins
Consumer Education & Piracy Mitigation
Consumer education site StreamSafely.com informs consumers about the risks of accessing illegitimate content.
- 76% of consumers would be likely to use piracy protection tools if offered by their internet service provider for free. (Ipsos KnowledgePanel, February 2026)
- More than half of visitors intend to take a positive action after visiting StreamSafely
Expanded territories include Canada with access to country-specific TV shows and movies from StreamSafely.ca
StreamSafely.com Initiatives
StreamSafely’s Summer Camp Soars
Celebrity author and parent Meaghan B. Murphy joined us to share the importance of StreamSafely’s Summer Camp as an essential resource for families. Through a series of TV and radio interviews, her message reached over 99 million people. Catch a glimpse of her interview on BronxNet in New York, NY.
Goals:
Reduce financial impact by identifying consumer behavioral drivers and educate unwitting consumers on the risks of accessing pirated content including:
- Educating consumers about the risks of accessing content from illegitimate sources
- Identifying and leveraging influencers outside the ecosystem to serve as anti-piracy advocates
- Aligning tactics with other organizations engaged in piracy mitigation and copyright infringement litigation, such as the MPAA/ACE, Digital Citizens Alliance, US Chamber of Commerce and others.
Coalition of Organizations
