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95% of music downloads in 2008 were illegal, says IFPI - Tech Digest
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, or IFPI, is basically an international version of the RIAA and BPI, who claim to act as a trade body for record labels, but seem to only exist in reality to head up the music industry's anti-piracy campaign. True to that role, last night it released a statement claiming that 95% of music downloads in 2008 were illegal. However, there's some bright news for the labels hidden in there too - download sales are up 25% on last year, and now make up a fifth of all recorded music sales. The IFPI reckons that it's worth £2.5 billion.
Duncan Geere