Frequency of illegal online movie downloads in France 2015
An illegal consumption of cultural goods mainly among young people
That same source reveals that the illicit consumption of cultural goods online (music, movies, TV shows) was more common among French people aged between 15 and 34 years old, whilst less than 10 percent of respondents aged 65 or older did so. However, among regular illicit consumer of cultural goods on the Internet, gender was not a determinant factor: 22 percent of both men and women declared that they regularly enjoyed cultural goods online illegally.
Most common methods of illegal cultural consumption online
How do Internet users access cultural goods unlawfully? Using access codes, subscriptions of other people was one habit used among French people: 17 percent declared doing so at least once a month in 2017, and 16 percent said they utilized the internet network belonging to someone else. Finally, the most popular illicit consumption feature in France was watching streaming online, before direct download or peer-to-peer download.