Piracy Statistics | 2026 Report
Pirate websites drew 185.6 billion visits worldwide in 2025, a 14.2% drop from the 216.3 billion visits recorded in 2024. Traffic has now fallen two years in a row from 229 billion visits in 2023. In this report, we compared four years of traffic data from piracy analytics company MUSO with other insights. The tables […]
Read More →Copyright Infringement Damages Overview: 2026 Report
A federal court can award $750 to $30,000 for each infringed work in a standard copyright case. For willful infringement, that amount can reach $150,000 per work. Each work counts separately, so a lawsuit over 30 songs could result in 30 separate awards. Our research team compared the Copyright Act with federal court records from […]
Read More →Copyright Infringement Statistics: 2026 Data
Digital piracy logged 216.3 billion visits worldwide in 2024, even as global infringement rates declined 5.72% from the year prior. The U.S. copyright sector contributed $2.09 trillion to national GDP in 2023, and digital video piracy drains between $29 billion and $71 billion from the U.S. economy every year. This report aggregates data from federal […]
Read More →What Is Capstone Studios?
Capstone Studios Corp. is a motion picture production and distribution company that holds copyrights on mainstream films and actively enforces those rights through federal copyright litigation. If your internet service provider sent you a letter about a Capstone Studios lawsuit, this article explains exactly who they are, how they found you, what happens next, and […]
Read More →Average Cost of a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit 2026 Report
In 2026, copyright infringement cases may settle for $3,250 to $8,000 in payment to the plaintiff, although many settlements cost more. Attorney fees add to that amount, while cases that run through full federal litigation can exceed $100,000. We compiled this report from federal court fee schedules and statutory damage provisions, then measured those benchmarks […]
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