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## Transcript

Season five of HBO's Game of Thrones airs Sunday. Nothing is more hateful than failing to protect the one you love. And possibly in an effort to catch up on the show before the new premiere, a. Illegal downloads have skyrocketed in recent weeks. We're talking a 45 % jump from last year, with more than seven million downloads since February 5th. Compare that to 4. 9 million in the same time last year. Those numbers comes from antipiracy company, Irdeto, showing Game of Thrones to be the most pirated show in the world. Of the findings, Irdeto's Vice President says. Piracy is a tidal wave that cannot be controlled, only managed.

There's a culture of free where many people believe that it is acceptable to pirate these TV shows if they don't have access to them through legal means. One of those ways to manage piracy is by offering alternatives that people will pay for, for instance HBO Now. [ MUSIC ] The stand alone streaming service launched earlier this week, and for $ 14. 99 a month customers of Apple or Cablevision Systems Corporation can binge on about 2, 000 different HBO titles. But as that literally just became available, HBO Now hasn't had its chance to. Prove if it will be a sustainable way to fight piracy. Among the list of top countries illegally downloading" Game of Thrones" was Australia.

This comes just as news of a piracy crackdown in the country. They're importing illegal drugs for sale. It's a very serious offense. More than 4, 000 people there were found to have illegally downloaded the movie " Dallas Buyers Club" using BitTorrent. In a landmark ruling the Federal Court of Australia has ordered six internet provider service firms to release the names and physical addresses tied to the IP addresses that downloaded the film. Those who illegally downloaded the film will then have to provide compensation to Dallas Fires Club. Other shows [ INAUDIBLE ] found to be popular on the piracy scene include The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Vikings, and House of Cards.

Game of Thrones will premiere around the globe at the same time this year in an effort to stop piracy. It will air at 9 PM on Sunday in New York, which translates to 2 AM Monday in London, 9 AM in Hong Kong, and noon in Auckland, New Zealand.

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