Despite a boom in digital music sales, an industry report has found that the majority of online music was downloaded for free with no payments made to ...

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28 May 2009 ... Around seven million people in the UK are involved in illegal downloads, costing the economy tens of billions of pounds, government advisers ...

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8 Jul 2009 ... I remember how chuffed I was when I discovered I could use my Panasonic music centre to tape my mates' vinyl record collections.

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9 Jul 2009 ... Whether it's swapping songs or swiping movies, almost every internet user has been tempted by the huge amount of free entertainment online.

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21 Sep 2009 ... The music industry dispute over illegal downloading intensified yesterday after talks between record labels and a rebel group of artists ...

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Government says "technical solutions" are preferable.

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Illegal downloads drive online music sales New survey suggests downloaders end up spending more in the end : TechRadar UK.

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6 Nov 2009 ... Two-thirds of people claim to have reduced illegal downloads after signing up for Spotify.

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