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# Does Music Piracy Still Exist In The Streaming Age?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/does-music-piracy-still-exist-in-the-streaming-age/
- Published: 2017-05-30T10:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-05-30T10:45:00.000Z
- Description: While many believe that the streaming age brought about the end of illegal downloading of music, it seems that it has only replaced it with stream ripping, a process through. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/05/does-music-piracy-still-exist-in-the-streaming-age.html]
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Music Business, Streaming, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Google, music, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, Tech Stories, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![1](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2875b54970c-200wi "1")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2875b54970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)While many believe that the streaming age brought about the end of illegal downloading of music, it seems that it has only replaced it with stream ripping, a process through which music is illegally saved while it's being streamed.

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*Guest post by *Bobby Owsinski* of [Music 3.0](http://music3point0.com/2017/05/29/streaming-music-piracy/?ref=hypebot.com)*Streaming seems to have wiped out music piracy, but not according to the **[IFPI](http://ifpi.org/?ref=hypebot.com)**. The global recording industry organization claims that piracy is still alive and well but just in another form. While illegal downloads dominated piracy a few years ago, now it’s attributed to stream ripping (illegally saving music while streaming it).Here’s a chart from **Statista** that covered music consumers in 13 countries over the past 6 months. Surprisingly, 30 percent admitted to music piracy by ripping streamed music. If the data is to be believed, 55% of males 16 to 24 years of age stream rip. However, a part of the chart that seems suspect is that roughly 16% of Baby Boomers aged 55 to 64 commit piracy. The fact is that most boomers can easily afford a streaming service like **Spotify** or **Apple Music**, and want to avoid the hassle involved with pirating a song, even if they know how to do it.The IFPI and the **RIAA** has always presented inflated numbers on piracy because the fact is that there’s no way to know for sure. Even back in the days of vinyl where piracy was a much more difficult process, it was still all just a big guess. So take these numbers and the chart with a grain of salt. I suspect this is as much of a guess as in the past, and nowhere near the actual figure.[![Infographic: Music Piracy Still Prevalent in the Age of Streaming | Statista](https://infographic.statista.com/normal/chartoftheday_8910_prevalence_of_music_piracy_n.jpg)](https://www.statista.com/chart/8910/prevalence-of-music-piracy/?ref=hypebot.com "Infographic: Music Piracy Still Prevalent in the Age of Streaming | Statista") You will find more statistics at [Statista](https://www.statista.com/?ref=hypebot.com)

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