CD Piracy

The IFPI finds that traditional music piracy (involving actual CDs) is at the highest level ever, although the rate of growth in pirated discs is slowing: Music pirate sales hit record 1.1 billion discs but spread of fake CD trade slows

Global sales of pirate music have hit another record at 1.1 billion discs annually, but thanks to stepped up enforcement efforts the fake CD trade is spreading more slowly than in recent years. Music piracy remains a huge US$4.5 billion illegal business driven by organised crime, government apathy and corruption.

In the full report, the IFPI notes a correlation between P2P and pirated discs in Taiwan. As P2P usage has increased, the amount of pirated discs sold decreased.