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Reasons for illegal file sharing service usage in the United States 2017

Reasons for using illegal file sharing services to stream or download video content in the United States in 2017

The data describes the reasons for using illegal file sharing services to stream or download video content in the U.S. in 2017. During the survey, 63% of respondents stated that they used illegal file sharing services to stream or download video content because it is cheaper/for free.

Cheaper/free 63
Access to more content 48
More convenient 30
Better picture quality 23
Other reasons 8