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Old 03-22-2011, 12:59 PM   #297
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Originally Posted by stonetools View Post
A look at falling music industry revenues shows it can be that bad.
Would that be the same music industry that showed an increase in profits around the same time that it stopped using DRM?

UK music industry profits actually rose 5% last year on the previous year, and UK broadband saturation is now at 95%, so whatever is wrong with the music industry elsewhere it can't be due to piracy.

According to the music industry's own figures there are 7 million file sharers (aka pirates) in the UK. With a total population of about 62 million, that's a pretty big percentage.

Are there any similar figures available for other countries?
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