DIGITAL MUSIC GOES GLOBAL IN 2011 WHILE ACTIONS ON PIRACY GAIN MOMENTUM

http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2012.pdf

• Major international music services now in 58 countries, up from 23 in January 2011
• Digital music revenues up 8 per cent to US$5.2 billion
• Anti-piracy action makes an impact in France, New Zealand. US to follow in 2012

26th July 2011 - Plácido Domingo has been named as chairman of IFPI, the organisation that represents the recording industry worldwide. Domingo is a world-renowned, multifaceted artist. Recognised as one of the finest and most influential singing actors in the history of opera, he is also a conductor and a major force as an opera administrator in his role as general director of the LA Opera.

21st July 2011 - Online payment service PayPal has agreed a partnership with City of London Police and the international recording industry that will see even stronger action to prevent PayPal's services being used by illegal websites worldwide that sell copyright infringing music. PayPal has always banned the use of PayPal for items that infringe or violate any copyright under its Acceptable Use Policy.

London, 7th July 2011 - IFPI, representing the recording industry worldwide, today welcomed the agreement struck between ISP internet service providers and creative industries to tackle copyright infringement online.

27 May 2011 - Representatives of the creative sector worldwide have welcomed commitments on intellectual property protection made by the G8 Summit today in Deauville, France.

Rome, 21 April 2011 - The international recording industry has welcomed the decision of a public prosecutor in Italy to issue an injunction requiring all ISPs to block users' access to the unlicensed BTJunkie service.

London, 2nd March 2011 - The international recording industry has recently engaged with MasterCard, Visa and the City of London Police to extend cooperation in tackling illegal online services selling unlicensed music worldwide.

27th January 2011 - A court in Finland has ordered two operators of an illegal DirectConnect hub to pay more than Ђ820,000 in compensation to rights holders for facilitating the illegal distribution of films, games and music. This compensation payout is the highest ever awarded in any case investigated by Finland's Copyright Information and Anti-Piracy Centre (CIAPC).

London, 20th January 2011

 “Governments can turn the tide against piracy in 2011”

    * First actions by ISPs to stop mass illegal file-sharing announced in France, Ireland and South Korea in 2010

    * Progress expected in UK, New Zealand, the EU and Malaysia in 2011

    * Digital revenues up six per cent to US$4.6 billion in 2010, with 400+ licensed services

    * Piracy is hitting jobs and investment, according to IFPI Digital Music Report

General Directorate "Combat against Organized Crime" officers and an FBI agent witnessed the destroying of the illegal carriers. During their visit in Smolian, they discussed with local students the risks in the Internet and the harms of drugs usage.

9th November 2010 - A major consumer education campaign is being launched by the non-profit organisation Childnet International (www.childnet.com), supported by a new partnership between the film, TV and music industries. The campaign starts in the UK and is planned for rollout in multiple countries and languages in the next few months.