Sweden sees music sales soar after crackdown on filesharing

[stevember]

Thank you for the music. Or rather thank you for paying for the music, to borrow from Abba.

Record labels are pointing to the dramatic rise in Swedish music sales, just months after the country introduced anti-piracy laws, as evidence of what a similar crackdown in the UK could do to the flagging market.

Figures from the record labels association IFPI Sweden show revenues rose 18% in the first nine months of this year, a significant reversal from seven consecutive years of declines. Most of the rise came after April's implementation of an anti-piracy law alongside a ruling against the operators of filesharing site, The Pirate Bay. The two events generated a great deal of interest and deeply divided debate around copyright in Sweden.

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[ViperAFK]

Or its because the holidays are coming up....

[qdave]

i have a feeling that UK might follow this as well .

[arrrgh]

Or its because the holidays are coming up....

In the first nine months of the year? While I try to get my Christmas shopping done in time, April is pretty early even for me.

[O.G]

You'd expect to see a slight rise, from those who are just on the fringe when it comes to breaking stupid laws. Those people won't risk it and will buy instead, as a direct result of the change in law, but 18% is quite a rise. However, you should compare any rise in this market with the economy as a whole, and on the whole, retail in general has been unusually buoyant. I'm not completely convinced the figures reflect peoples fear of the law.

[Growled Member]

I'm sure this is encouraging news for the RIAA. We may see new crackdowns now.

[fhpuqrgrpgvirzhpujbj]

Obvious coincidence is obvious.

[Raa]

And just where did the figures come from eh?

Yeah, thought so.

[Eice]

I don't think anyone's going to be convinced by this. The bottom line is that people want music for free, even more so now they've gotten used to it, and they're going to continue scraping up whatever excuses they can to justify their stealing.

[Boeing 787]

Bunch of bs if you ask me...

[x-byte]

There are too many potential reasons for this. Claiming it is because of killing a tracker is just silly. Several researches have indicated that those who pirate their music also buys more. In that case that should cause the sale to decrease. I rather think that the economy booming a little would cause this. A long with potential better releases.