Illegal music download sites will never be eradicated, the president of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has admitted.
Cary Sherman told BBC News Online that music would always be available for free somewhere on the net despite costly court battles to shut down illegal music sites.
He said the aim was to bring the proliferation of sites under control so that business were free to continue to make money.
Even if illegal sites were removed now, a huge vacuum would be created.
Full text on the BBC website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2636235.stm
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