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Internet News · 16-12-10, 04:10 PM

The BPI’s latest report on the theatre of digital music, as compiled by Harris Interactive, has highlighted a big – albeit unrealistically inflated – number at the centre of the piracy debate. The report estimates that pirated tracks accounted for three-quarters of all music downloads this year, and that this cost the industry close to [...]

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Macabre · 16-12-10, 04:39 PM

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The BPI’s latest report on the theatre of digital music, as compiled by Harris Interactive, has highlighted a big – albeit unrealistically inflated – number at the centre of the piracy debate. The report estimates that pirated tracks accounted for three-quarters of all music downloads this year, and that this cost the industry close to [...]

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Way of the world , and cannot see anyone stopping it

TheCoder · 16-12-10, 09:42 PM

Interesting how its the music industry that come up with these rather inflated figures. Its estimated by more conservative groups that if piracy didn't exist the actual money taken by the industry would only increase very slightly from its present levels. The people who 'steal' the music would likely never actually buy it anyway !!!

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Internet News Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,747 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts	Piracy cost the UK music industry £1bn this year The BPI’s latest report on the theatre of digital music, as compiled by Harris Interactive, has highlighted a big – albeit unrealistically inflated – number at the centre of the piracy debate. The report estimates that pirated tracks accounted for three-quarters of all music downloads this year, and that this cost the industry close to [...] More: Piracy cost the UK music industry £1bn this year

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TheCoder Underground Crew Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Undrground Posts: 2,149 Thanks: 15 Thanked 1,691 Times in 933 Posts	Re: Piracy cost the UK music industry £1bn this year Interesting how its the music industry that come up with these rather inflated figures. Its estimated by more conservative groups that if piracy didn't exist the actual money taken by the industry would only increase very slightly from its present levels. The people who 'steal' the music would likely never actually buy it anyway !!!