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With a long history that pre-dates the Internet, computer fans in Sweden have always been in the thick of various file-sharing scenes. If they weren’t sharing discs at swap meets, Swedes were sharing content via now-ancient BBS systems.

When the Internet came along things began to take off, but it wasn’t until the launch of The Pirate Bay in 2003 that Sweden was catapulted onto the world stage. However, after emerging as some of the world’s most passionate file-sharers, a new study has found that interest in the activity is trending downwards, despite 91% of the population being online.

Titled “Swedes and the Internet” the survey was carried out by The Internet Foundation In Sweden (IIS). The annual report aims to give a broad view of how local citizens use the Internet and reveals that not only is file-sharing on the wane, but consumption of legal content is maintaining its upward trend.

This year just 18% of respondents said that they share files on the Internet. According to IIS, the decrease is largest among those aged between 12 and 25, but in the 36 to 55 year-old group little has changed.

2015’s result represents a decrease on the 19% reported in last year’s survey and the second year in a row that file-sharing decreased in Sweden. 2014 marked the first drop in years, with 21% having been sustained since 2011.

Notably, one has to track back to the last decade in order to match the low-level of file-sharers currently active in 2015. But alongside file-sharing’s loss comes authorized content’s gain and there’s even an interesting twist for those looking to demonize Sweden’s remaining pirates.

In 2015, 70% of Internet users reported watching film and video content online, that’s up from the 52% in last year’s survey. A total of 40% of those who watch films online claim to pay for their content too, that’s up from just 14% in 2014.

According to the report Netflix is the major player, with 28% of the population watching the service, increasing to 47% among 26 to 35 year-olds.

Music remains popular too, with 77% listening to tracks on the Internet and just over half of all respondents (54%) paying for the privilege. The figures are impressive, having increased from 38% in 2014. In 2011 those paying sat at just 15%.

But customers come in all shapes and sizes and in common with similar surveys elsewhere, the IIS survey has found that pirates are some of the entertainment industry’s best customers.

In 2015, The Internet Foundation found that those who file-share movies illegally are also more likely to pay for legal video. In fact, 46% of pirates put their hands in their pockets to pay versus just 24% of non-filesharers.

In the music market the story is similar. When it comes to spending money on content, 58% of music pirates say they do so. Among non-filesharers the number drops to just 39%.

The report can be downloaded here (Swedish, PDF, 133 pages)

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Das Freihandelsabkommmen TTIP hat eine weitere Gegnergruppe: IT-Sicherheitsforscher. Das jedenfalls sagt René Pfeiffer, Organisator der Deepsec in Wien. Er fürchtet, dass Informationen über Sicherheitsrisiken damit noch stärker unterbunden werden. (Deepsec, Urheberrecht)

Er soll in den nächsten Jahren in über einer Milliarde Smartphones stecken: ARM hat den Cortex A35 vorgestellt, einen besonders effizienten 64-Bit-CPU-Kern für Systems-on-a-Chip. (Prozessor, Mobil)

Eine Drohne mit Wumm: Aurora Flight Sciences und Stratasys haben eine Drohne mit Strahltriebwerk entwickelt und mit 3D-Druckern aufgebaut. Nach neun Monaten hob das Fluggerät ab. (Drohne, Technologie)

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The results and analysis for Blu-ray (and DVD) sales for the week ending 31st October 2015 are in. Pixels was the week's best selling new release, but it failed to beat 'Jurassic World' to the top spot.

You can read the rest of the stats and analysis here

In 14 Metropolregionen in Deutschland gibt es ab sofort die Gratislieferung am Bestelltag für Kunden des Programms Amazon Prime. Doch ein Mindestbestellwert muss erreicht werden. (Amazon, Heimkino)

Ten years ago I decided to install WordPress to start a blog about the intriguing world of BitTorrent and file-sharing.

Motivated by the lack of news reporting and information on the relatively new technology, TorrentFreak was born on November 12, 2005.

Today, TF is still here and bigger than I could have ever imagined.

I’m not the type of person to write a lengthy essay about how it all came to be, but with this post I would like to thank all the people who helped to get the site were it is right now.

Although the number of visitors has steadily grown over the years the core TF team is still very small. With two main writers and no editorial staff we’re just a tiny operation compared to most other news sites.

Andy joined TF roughly a year after it started and without him the site wouldn’t be where it is today. His passion for news and the ability to spot and break the right stories has played a central role in the site’s evolution.

Long-time contributor Ben also helps to moderate the comments behind the scenes, aided by a handful of dedicated volunteers. And then there’s our server hamster and his loyal keeper, who have managed to keep the site online during the most demanding times.

TF is also grateful to have many reliable sources who are always willing to confirm news, provide comments, or send in leads. We couldn’t have come this far without them.

Finally, thanks to everyone who has helped us in any way, shape or form, especially the readers and all of our dedicated followers. Let’s add another ten years.

Onwards!

Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and ANONYMOUS VPN services.

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