The BPI (British Phonographic Industry) recently released the 2009 music statistics for sales across the UK. In the report, it mentions how our music industry has coped with the rush of illegal downloads. From what they say, sales of albums have declined slightly through 2009, but this has been the trend since 2005 when sales …
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May
30
2009
180,000 pirates sail the seas for The Sims 3… in just 3 days!
Electronic Arts aren’t going to be in the best frame of mind at the moment. The Register today posted that according to P2P download counting firm, BigChampagne (yes, I’m a little confused about the name too), The Sims 3 has been downloaded 180,000 times in just 3 days (May 18th-May 21st) by means of file …
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Nov
04
2008
The illegal file sharers
France looks like the first country to take final action on the illegal file sharers. It looks like they are taking plans to cut off illegal internet file sharers after sending warning emails and letters. The law is now in place for final approval. The plan means that there will be “community watchdogs” who will …
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