UK record companies have demanded stronger action on CD piracy, saying 37m pirated CDs were sold last year.
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) says intellectual property crime should be “higher on the police’s agenda”.
A survey suggests CD piracy cost the industry £165m in lost revenue in 2005 – nearly 10% of total sales.
Car boot sales and markets accounted for over a third of pirated CDs, while a quarter were bought from friends, the survey found.
Related Posts
- IFPI Demands $2.56 Million USD from The Pirate Bay
- China film piracy ‘costs $2.7bn’
- Long Prison Term for Software Pirate Issued
- Group: Pirate CDs now one-third of market
- UK Study: Fighting Piracy Would Generate $847 Million for Economy
Zeropaid on Facebook
Loading ...
“higher on the police’s agenda”.
Next to what?? In Canada criminals get away with murder and don’t get harsher penalties…They need to make us safer before saving the record industry their 10%!
I’m moving to Canada =X