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According to a survey by Futuresource Consulting, a research firm based in UK, one third users in US and UK copy DVDs.

The online survey took place in May 2008 amongst consumers in the USA (sample of 3,613) and in the UK (sample of 1,718) using a representative sample.

Out of these 5,331 persons surveyed, 38 per cent of UK users and 32 per cent of US users admitted of copying a DVD disc within the last six months, up from just over a quarter of respondents in 2007. Of those who had copied discs, 63 per cent in the UK and 77 per cent in the US said that they would have otherwise purchased the copied material.

18-24 year old males were the most likely to copy DVD materials and the most common way of copying is either from a DVD player to a DVD recorder, or using a single PC software application for burning DVD copies.

Movies were the most commonly copied media, followed closely by TV shows and so-called ‘special interest’ DVD titles third. Copying of television show DVDs saw the greatest increase, with 61 per cent of users copying the shows, compared to just 42 per cent in 2007.

Futuresource Consulting report said:

As studios’ revenues from DVD are in decline, protecting revenues is even more vital than 12 months ago. The vast majority of these copiers admit they would purchase at least some of the titles on DVD if they had not been able to copy them, clearly indicating the significant levels of lost revenue due to home copying.