The UK's British Phonographic Institute (BPI) on Thursday announced that it is launching a campaign similar to that undertaken by its US counterpart, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), designed to crack down on illegal file sharing.
Recent research jointly commissioned by the BPI and the British Video Association has revealed that some 8 million people in the United Kingdom download music from the internet, with 92% of that number doing so illegally.
As a result of this, the BPI has estimated that comsumers will spend 32% less on albums and 59% less on singles in 2004 than they did last year.
Speaking with regard to the survey results, BPI chairman, Peter Jamieson observed that:
"There is no clearer evidence of the damage that illegal downloading is doing to British music and the British music industry. Illegal file sharing is causing real financial damage to artists, to songwriters, to record companies, publishers, retailers and everyone involved in the business."
The recording industry body revealed that as the first step in its anti-file sharing campaign, those downloading copyrighted music illegally will receive an Instant Messenger message warning them to remove the file sharing software from their computer or face prosecution.
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