Tag archive: Eric Garland

So what are the most popular TV shows and movies among those who download illegally? It might not be a question many of us consider, but research company Big Champagne has. It checked the torrents – the places where people download illegally – to find out. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Heroes is the winner, with around 55 million people downloading it this year, followed by Lost, with 51 million illegal downloads. They also… Read More

A new British study conducted by music rights groups MCPS-PRS Alliance and online media measurement company Big Champagne has shown that illegal downloading is here to stay, and that the music industry has to accept the fact and learn to work with it. The study was conducted around the online release of the last Radiohead album, In Rainbows, where those downloading it could pay what they wished for the music. The study found that a majority… Read More