{"id":6375,"date":"2017-01-03T21:19:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T21:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2017\/01\/03\/notorious-markets-a-threat-for-the-us-music-industry\/"},"modified":"2017-01-03T21:19:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T21:19:45","slug":"notorious-markets-a-threat-for-the-us-music-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2017\/01\/03\/notorious-markets-a-threat-for-the-us-music-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Notorious Markets: A Threat For The US Music Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"


The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual ‘notorious markets’ report that lists various illicit online websites and physical markets that pose a significant threat to the U.S. creative communities. According to the report: “Stream\u00a0 ripping\u00a0 is\u00a0 an\u00a0 emerging\u00a0 trend\u00a0 in\u00a0 digital\u00a0 copyright\u00a0 infringement\u00a0 that\u00a0 is\u00a0 increasingly\u00a0 causing\u00a0 substantial\u00a0 economic\u00a0 harm\u00a0 to\u00a0 music\u00a0 creators\u00a0 and undermining legitimate\u00a0 services.\u00a0 Stream\u00a0 ripping\u00a0 is\u00a0 the\u00a0 unauthorized\u00a0 act\u00a0 of\u00a0 converting\u00a0 a\u00a0 file\u00a0 from\u00a0 a\u00a0 licensed\u00a0 streaming\u00a0 site\u00a0 into\u00a0 an\u00a0 unauthorized\u00a0 copy\u00a0 for distribution via download to the requester. Stream ripping often involves violations of terms of use and the circumvention of technological protection measures\u00a0 that\u00a0 legitimate\u00a0 streaming\u00a0 services\u00a0 put\u00a0 in\u00a0 place\u00a0 to\u00a0 protect\u00a0 music\u00a0 content from unauthorized copying and distribution. A study from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry shows that stream ripping is\u00a0 on\u00a0 the\u00a0 rise\u00a0 in\u00a0 the\u00a0 world\u2019s\u00a0 leading\u00a0 music\u00a0 markets.\u00a0 Nearly\u00a0 30 percent\u00a0 of\u00a0 Internet users obtain unauthorized copies of music from stream ripping services.<\/p>\n

This is the first Notorious Markets review in which copyright stakeholders have nominated stream ripping sites for inclusion in the List. Digital\u00a0 music\u00a0 revenues\u00a0 and\u00a0 streaming\u00a0 revenues\u00a0 in\u00a0 particular\u00a0 represent\u00a0 an increasingly important share of music industry growth. In 2015, digital music revenues surpassed physical sales for the first time, and streaming revenues\u2014which grew more than 45 percent\u2014were a major driver behind over all\u00a0 global\u00a0 growth.<\/p>\n

Stream\u00a0 ripping\u00a0 is\u00a0 a\u00a0 direct\u00a0 threat\u00a0 to\u00a0 this\u00a0 digital\u00a0 growth\u00a0 as\u00a0 it\u00a0 eliminates\u00a0 the\u00a0 need\u00a0 for\u00a0 users\u00a0 to\u00a0 return\u00a0 to\u00a0 licensed\u00a0 services,\u00a0 thereby\u00a0\u00a0 depriving\u00a0 artists\u00a0 and\u00a0 record\u00a0 companies\u00a0 of\u00a0 this\u00a0 important revenue\u00a0 source. Pay-for-download sites and legitimate streaming services are simultaneously undermined, and incentives to create and launch new legitimate stream ing services are weakened. In recognition of this growing threat,\u00a0 YOUTUBE-MP3 is added to the Notorious Market List this year as an example of one of the reportedly more popular stream ripping sites”.\u00a0 You can read the whole report here<\/a>
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<\/span>Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Chairman and CEO Cary Sherman offered the following comment on the report:<\/p>\n

“We appreciate the important work of Ambassador Froman and his staff in highlighting some of the worst-of-the-worst sites that traffic in unauthorized music and other creative works. The multitude of harms committed by these markets go far beyond the immediate negative impact on the livelihoods of the music community, and include threatening jobs, undermining economic growth, deceiving consumers, and jeopardizing a key U.S. competitive advantage – American creativity.<\/p>\n

“In particular, we are especially grateful that USTR has cited illicit stream ripping as a priority issue, specifically calling out youtube-mp3.org. Stream ripping is a considerable and growing threat for the entire music community, with one study estimating a 50% increase in the usage of these sites. This new report rightly shines a much-needed spotlight on this specific type of notorious market, which robs songwriters, artists and labels of the royalties they would have earned from licensed streaming services.<\/p>\n

“This report also calls attention to growing concerns regarding the use of reverse proxy services by notorious markets to obscure the location of their hosting provider. These unacceptable tactics employed by many illicit website operators are designed to frustrate detection and enforcement efforts by music creators when their work is being stolen.<\/p>\n

“We also note that USTR has appropriately acknowledged progress by markets that have taken positive steps to provide access to legitimate U.S. content. We welcome that progress. We thank USTR and other agencies for their hard work on this report and their continued commitment to intellectual property rights protection and enforcement generally.”<\/span><\/p>\n


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Sources: <\/span>RIAA \/ <\/span>USTR
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