According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry or IFPI, during 2005, 2.8 million people legally downloaded some 420 million tracks - with iTunes leading the pack in a pool of 21 countries. According to figures they have given, the Apple music store has uploaded a staggering 850 million tracks since 2003! Another factoid of interest from the IFPI Digital Music Report 2006, is that mobile phones account for some 40% of digital music revenues.
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"This is great news for the digital music market and the wider digital economy. Record companies are licensing their music prolifically and diversely. A new wave of digital commerce, from mobile to broadband, is rolling out across the world," Kennedy said. |
So, can the music industry stop the RIAA type lawsuits already and free up the courts for the trying of dangerous criminals? Apparently not, in fact it is now more important than ever to the IFPI to pursue the legal jihad against the public. In this statement from John Kennedy he states: "The challenges we now face are far too big for complacency. In particular, we need more cooperation from service providers and music distributors to help protect intellectual property and contain piracy,".
Source: Washington Post
