Six major movie studios battle digital piracy

Six major film and TV studios have brought a legal action here aimed at stopping allegedly “massive” illegal downloading of their films and other products.

The studios, all members of the Motion Picture Association, believe up to 1.3m people here may be involved in illegally accessing their films online.

Digital piracy is costing the studios hundreds of millions annually and, according to recent research, led to the loss of 500 jobs here in 2015 and €320m in lost revenues, they claim.