ECO, the German Internet Industry Association, revealed the numbers and argued that such monitoring combined with the increase in legal services has seen online piracy in the country drop by 20% since 2008.

Last week, German culture and media minister Bernd Neumann called for legislative changes in the country that could see it follow France's lead with its Hadopi programme.

Last month, the Hadopi measures were temporarily put on hold after a data breach at Trident Media Guard (TMG), the ...