Half of all citizens in the EU didn't access any illegal digital content during the last year, while only a small minority intentionally purchased counterfeit goods online.
The findings came as part of the European Union Intellectual Property Office's (EUIPO) 2019 IP and Youth Scoreboard report, which was published last week.
According to the report, 51% of 15 to 24-year-olds have not accessed content from illegal sources in the last 12 months.
This was compared to 21% of the same demographic who said they intentionally used illegal sources to access digital content.
Eastern and southern European countries remain the hotspots for accessing infringing content and products online.
In stark contrast to the EU trend, 45% of Lithuanian young people intentionally downloaded, streamed, or accessed infringing digital content online during the past year, an increase of 5% from 2016.
Source: Wipr
