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The study found that 78% of investors would be deterred from investing in digital content intermediaries that offer user uploaded music or video should new anti-piracy regulations increase the risk that their investments would be exposed to secondary liability in intellectual property infringement cases. The respondents were asked if they agree with the statement "Anti-piracy regulations against 'user uploaded' websites would deter my investment in digital content intermediaries that offer user-uploaded music or video."

This chart looks at economies in which the right holders whose intellectual property rights are infringed are located (2014-2016). Location refers to the place where the headquarters of a right holder is registered. Almost 24% of the total value of seized products refers to intellectual property rights of holders registered in the United States, followed by France (16.6%), Italy (15.1%), Switzerland (11.2%) and Germany (9.3%). The data are presented with approximation. For more details please visit the source.

This segmented bar graph shows that the majority of respondents believe that hosting services should immediately remove content flagged as illegal by law enforcement authorities, process all notifications they receive, remove content flagged as illegal by organisations with proven expertise on the topic, and give users the ability to appeal removal decisions. The results are based on the answers to the question "Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements?"

This pie chart shows that the majority of respondents who encountered illegal content online and informed the internet service hosting the content were satisfied with how the internet hosting service handled their notification. European Union refers to EU28. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

The graph shows the percent of respondents who agree with various statements about the internet, freedom of expression, and illegal content. The chart shows that there is strong support for arrangements to limit the spread of illegal content online but also strong agreement that freedom of expression needs to be protected online. Respondents were asked "Do you agree or disagree each of the following?."

The graph shows the frequence of respondents in using file sharing services to upload or download content. Respondents in Bulgaria were the most likely to report having use these services at least once, while respondents in Germant were least likely to do so. The respondents were asked the following question: "How often do you do the following? Use file sharing services to upload or download documents, videos, images or music". European Union refers to EU28. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

This table shows that the percent of respondents who report having downloaded or accessed copyright-protected content in the last 12 months is higher among respondents from member states which joined the European Union after 2004 than it is among other member states. European Union refers to EU28. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

This column chart shows that the percent of respondents who report having downloaded or accessed copyright-protected content in the last 12 months increases with education level and is highest for those currently studying. European Union refers to EU28. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

This segmented column chart shows that respondents aged 15 to 24 years old are more likely than the general population to report having illegally accessed or downloaded copyright-protected content in the last 12 months, and that men are more likely than women to report having done so. European Union refers to EU28. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

This column chart shows that the percent of respondents who report that they have illlegally downloaded or accessed copyright-protected content over the last 12 months is highest among respondents 15 to 24 years old and consistently decreases as respondents' ages increase after that. European Union refers to EU28. The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020.