One in six Brits still downloading illegally

One in six UK internet users access music, films, TV shows and ebooks through illegal downloads or streams, a report has revealed.  New research shows that a quarter of all digital music consumed online in the UK is acquired illegally. 

The study also found that online copyright infringement accounted for a third of film streaming, a fifth of TV shows, video games and an eighth of ebooks accessed during a three-month period analysed by Ofcom. The results revealed that 16% of users aged 12 and above accessed content illegally at least once between May and July this year.  Metro quotes Liz Bales, director general of the Industry Trust for IP awareness, saying: "It's also crucial to help them [the public] appreciate the value of film, TV and video and the role copyright plays in safeguarding the future of the entertainment they love." 

A recent report by Virgin Media showed that two in five people admit to illegal downloading. 

Accidental porn broadcast 'broke the rules'

OfCom has found that the UK's Jazz FM breached broadcast rules when it accidentally played five minutes of hardcore pornography - or "clearly audible sounds of sexual activity" over the air. As the show it featured in "Funky Sensation with Mike Vitti" was pre-recorded, no apology could be played out live (just porn!). Jazz FM explained that a former member of studio staff had opened a personal email during the broadcast which contained a link to pornographic content. When they clicked on the link they had accidentally left the fader on the sound desk up, which was how the audio from the video they were watching came to be made available for all listeners to hear. Ding Dong!