Tag: British Phonographic Industry

CD piracy weighs on music industry

28-08-2006 @ 10:20

The British music industry lost an estimated 165 million pounds in 2005 due to CD piracy, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
The trade organisation said the losses amounted to more than the combined legal sales of the top 13 albums in the country last year, namely James Blunt, Coldplay, Robbie Williams, Kaiser Chiefs, Gorillaz, Westlife, Now 62, KT Tunstall, Kelly Clarkson, Eminem, Faithless, Katie Melua and Killers.
The BPI estimates about 37 million pirate compact discs are sold across ... lees verder...