“Comparing piracy to radio is a smart way of looking at the issue: in the early days of the music business, when live performances and record sales were the main revenue generator for artists and publishers, radio itself was seen as a form of piracy (as sheet music was before that).”
“Global recorded music sales fell by almost $1.5bn last year as digital piracy continued to take its toll on the industry, with the UK losing its mantle as the third largest music market after “physical” sales of CDs collapsed by almost a fifth.”
“The assault temporarily knocked the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) offline. The attacks were declared on notorious message-board 4chan and were reportedly in retaliation for anti-piracy efforts against file-sharing websites.”
“Music industry up 5% in 2009”, “Music piracy crisis ‘over’ as industry revenues rise to £3.9bn”, “Consumer spend on live music hit a record breaking £1.5bn”, screamed headlines the other day. Great news! So what have all these artists and record labels been going on about, complaining about what a dire state the music industry … Continue reading “The Music Industry Is better. Or Is It?”
“Spain is responsible for an estimated 20% of worldwide downloads, securing it the dubious distinction of [being] one of the top pirating havens in the world. But until now, the industry has been hard-pressed to quantify the losses.” Illegal downloading of music, film and video games is huge, e-book piracy less so.
“Sweden, long considered one of the world’s most welcoming havens for digital piracy, is now showing signs of turning back toward legal, licensed music, both online and in stores. Music sales in Sweden rose 10.2 percent last year, according to the recording companies’ international trade group, even as they fell by nearly 10 percent worldwide, … Continue reading “Has Sweden Turned The Corner On Illegal Music Downloading?”
“Sir Elton John has come out in support of measures to crack down on music piracy,” explaining in a letter that “the unchecked proliferation of illegal downloading … will have a seriously detrimental effect on musicians, and particularly young musicians and those composers who are not performing artists.”
“Piracy may be the bane of the music industry but according to a new study, it may also be its engine. A report from the BI Norwegian School of Management has found that those who download music illegally are also 10 times more likely to pay for songs than those who don’t.”
“The days of paying for music over the internet — or illegally downloading free tracks — are numbered, according to artists, music companies and leading industry insiders. The reason given for this is the rapidly growing popularity of Spotify, a music service that ‘streams’ tracks to your computer. All the major record labels have signed … Continue reading “Battling Piracy With Free Streaming Audio”
“Record companies should be able to increase revenues from digital sales amid a crackdown on illegal downloads and file-sharing, according to the report by Entertainment Media Research. Its latest Digital Music Survey, now in its fifth year, suggests that the industry should use growing opportunities to make money out of music online to make up … Continue reading “Report: Recording Industry Turning The Corner On Piracy?”
