The RIAA presented their 2000 figures today; announcing that the number of seized CD-Rs rose by 79%.
In their war against piracy the RIAA send warning notices to over 10,000 websites that where violating copyrights.
The number of pirate CD-Rs seized in 2000 rose by 79% to nearly 1.7 million, according to year-end figures released Wednesday by the Recording Industry Assn. of America. |
The music industry trade group also said 633 CD-R burners had been seized over the course of the year, with a manufacturing capacity of more than 9.5 million counterfeit discs annually, representing a potential loss of $150 million in revenues to the music business.
But it wasn't entirely clear to industry watchers whether the increase in seizures implied the industry organization was winning the war against music piracy.
``It totally reminds me of the war on drugs,'' said Lee Black, research director for entertainment research firm Webnoize. ``Don't think you're going to stop it as long as there's demand and money to be made.''
CD-Rs and Drugs have many similarities 😉
Source: Yahoo
