British recording industry loses 165 million GBP to piracy
According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the recording industry loses an estimated 165 million GBP in revenue in piracy.
Source: Counterfeit Products figures (except music) taken from:Alliance Against IP Theft,”The Cost of Counterfeiting: Survey Results 2005″,June 29, 2005.
37 million pirate CDS sold in UK annually
Source: Reuters, ” CD piracy weighs on music industry,” Reuters.co.uk, August 28, 2006.
5 percent of all music sales in Singapore were pirated in 2005
Source: International Intellectual Property Alliance, “2006 Special 301 Special Mention: Singapore,” February 13, 2006.
$400 million pirated discs sold in Russia in 2006
With two-thirds of the music CDs in Russia being pirated, an estimated $400 million worth of pirated discs were sold in Russia in 2006.
Source: Associated Press, “Russia urged to tackle music piracy, economy minister says no quick fix,” International Herald Tribune, April 17, 2007,(accessed: April 18, 2007).
28 percent of all internet users in the Netherlands use filesharing services
Source: IFPI, “IFPI Digital Music Report-2008,” January 24, 2008, pg. 18.
2.6 billion music files illegally downloaded in Mexico each year
Source: IFPI, “IFPI Digital Music Report-2008,” January 24, 2008, pg. 18.
99 percent of digital music tracks in China are pirated
Source: IFPI, “IFPI Digital Music Report-2008,” January 24, 2008, pg. 18,(accessed: January 28, 2008).
1.8 billion music files are illegally downloaded in Brazil each year
Source: IFPI, “IFPI Digital Music Report-2008,” January 24, 2008, pg. 18.
$180 million music piracy market in Bangladesh
According to Agence France Presse, original music producers account for 5 to 10 percent of sales in the $200 million music market in Bangladesh. The remaining $180 million are sales of pirated copies.
Source: Shafiq Alam, AFP, ” Bangladesh music producers take law into own hands to fight piracy,” Yahoo News, August 17, 2006.
20 to 1 illegal download to authorized download
The IFPI states that the ratio of unlicensed digital tracks downloaded to licensed tracks is about 20 to 1.
Source: IFPI, “Digital Music Report 2008-Summary,” January 24, 2008.
