How big a problem is illegal file-sharing?
Online copyright infringement will cost the UK music sector an estimated £200m in 2009, with some 7.3 million people engaged in unlawful filesharing. Between the years 2007 and 2012 – according to research conducted by Jupiter Research – the cumulative cost to music companies will be £1.2bn. Losses of this order are clearly unsustainable, but the music community cannot tackle the issue alone. We need the support of internet service providers and the government.
