Here are some statistics from the IFPI Digital Music Report (2009):
- 40 billion files were illegally file-shared in 2008, giving a piracy rate of
around 95 per cent
- 16 per cent of internet users in Europe regularly swapped infringing music
- Number of new albums released in France fell by eight per cent in the first half of 2008, new artist releases tumbled by 30 percent and the French share of newly-released albums fell from 15 to 10 per cent 2005-08
- In the UK, Jupiter valued the lost to online piracy at £180 million annually, with a cumulative loss of £1.1 billion by 2012 if nothing is done to address the problem
- 13.7 million films were distributed on P2P networks in France in May 2008, compared to 12.2 million cinema tickets sold
- Unlawful file-sharing is driven more by the availability of unauthorised free music
- P2P file-sharing accounts for up to 80 per cent of traffic on ISP networks
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