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Stories · 4

  1. Legal Music Downloads Increase in 2005

    News · Music · · posted by samzenpus · from the still-missing-napster dept. · 236 comments
    GraWil writes "The CBC is reporting there is marked increase in legal music downloads in 2005. American internet users downloaded 158 million individual songs from January to June 2005, compared with 55 million during the same period in 2004; during the same period, U.S. CD sales decreased by 7%. According to Peter Jamieson, head of the British Phonographic Industry, "the record industry has enthusiastically embraced the new legal download services ... and now we're beginning to reap the rewards". In the UK, sales of seven-inch vinyl singles were also up 87% on last year."

  2. UK Record Industry Sues 'Major Filesharers'

    Yro · Court · · posted by michael · from the look-out-granny dept. · 477 comments
    Joel Rowbottom writes "The British Phonographic Institute has warned that it is about to engage in a round of legal action against file-sharing users, following in the footsteps of the RIAA. Apparently they are 'safeguarding the future of music' - don't you just feel so secure and cuddly knowing that?" Their statement is available.

  3. UK To Get Music Download Chart

    News · Themedia · · posted by timothy · from the bbc-one-bbc-two-bbc-three dept. · 65 comments
    theOtherFool writes "The Observer reported today that BBC Radio One is to broadcast a chart of legally downloaded music. This is a big deal because the station is the broadcaster of pop music for our sceptered isle; it legitimises downloading and seems to show that the industry (or at least the BPI, our equivalent of the RIAA) is starting to accept it, rather than ignoring it and hoping it might go away."

  4. BPI Threaten Uploaders With Legal Action

    Yro · Music · · posted by timothy · from the and-this-was-unexpected-in-what-way dept. · 29 comments
    rizole writes "Following the RIAA, ARIA and more recently the CRIA, the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) intend warning 'serial uploaders' that they risk court action if they continue their activities. The BPI has announced a new 'instant messaging' campaign to warn offenders and quotes research that indicates that downloaders spending on albums was down 32%, and spending on singles was down 59% over the previous year. All the best U.S. trends get exported to the UK."