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UK Music Industry Sees Record Sales

Posted by michael on from the rolling-in-the-dough dept.

ardmhacha writes "Despite the claims of gloom and doom from the BPI (the UK equivalent of the RIAA) the BBC is reporting that 'UK record companies are celebrating their best ever year for album sales, with a record 237 million sold in the 12 months to September. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) trade body said albums by the likes of Keane and The Streets had helped drive a 3% rise compared with last year. It also said sales of single tracks were up thanks to the availability of legal download services.' It looks like music sales will continue to climb if the customers get something they like. The article also discusses adding music downloads to the charts."

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  1. And at the same time... by mikael · · Score: 4, Informative

    ... in Edinburgh, local cinema managers are blaming declining attendances on pirate DVD's being sold at local flea markets.

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  2. "Phonorecord" under law by tepples · · Score: 3, Informative

    To some people, "record" doesn't just mean vinyl with grooves in. I'm not familiar with British copyright terminology, but at least under U.S. copyright law, a "phonorecord" is a medium in which a sound recording is fixed, roughly corresponding to a "copy" of any other work. Examples of various types of phonorecords, or "records" for short, include Columbia 33.3 RPM LP, RCA 45 RPM single, Lear 8-track cartridge, Compact Cassette, Compact Disc Digital Audio, MiniDisc, MP3 CD-R, and any hard drive containing music files.

  3. Title confused me too, differently... by theluckyleper · · Score: 4, Informative

    I read it as "UK Music Industry Sees Record(=ALBUM) Sales".

    I was like... so... the music industry sold some records? AMAZING!

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