2002, ARIA claimed that “Internet piracy had … substantially affected the local market and was estimated to cost it $70 million a year.” 1 According to ARIA, much of these losses were due to Peer To Peer (”P2P”) file sharing. In 2003, ARIA said “Recorded music sales continued to be hit adversely by online and offline piracy.” According to a media report at the time, “While not specifically targeting peer-to-peer networks as eroding music sales figures, ARIA has often echoed the sentiments of its US counterpart, the Record Industry Association of America, which wages an ongoing war with peer-to-peer networks and their users.”
In 2003 ARIA commissioned a survey, whose results purported to support claims of a link between P2P file sharing and reduced CD sales. According to the press release that accompanied the survey “Internet file-sharing and CD burning have now been confirmed as having a negative impact on the Australian sales of recorded music, according to a ground- breaking study released today by … ARIA.” 3 At the time, Mr Stephen Peach the CEO of ARIA said “Internet file sharing (is) significant in Australia, and (is) having a real impact on sales of legitimate music.”
This survey and the results of this survey have received a great deal of publicity. 4 They have been quoted in correspondence to the Federal Government, such as ARIA’s submission to the committee considering the US/Australia Free Trade Agreement (”FTA”). 5 It is understood that this message has also been carried to the Federal Government through the activities of ARIA’s lobbyists, Government Relations Australia. 6 ARIA has also claimed in various government enquiries, such as the Enforcement Enquiry that P2P file sharing was a major threat to the long term viability of the Australian music industry.
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