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Music piracy is on the increase worldwide, with 40 percent of users are accessing unlicensed music, up from 35 percent last year, the global recorded music industry group IFPI said.
Internet search engines are making piracy easier, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said in a report on Tuesday, calling for government action.
The increase in piracy follows a slump in recent years when policing of the digital music landscape appeared to be clamping down on the practice.
"Copyright infringement is still growing and evolving, with stream ripping the dominant method," said IPPI chief, Frances Moore.
"With the wealth of licensed music available to fans, these types of illegal sites have no justifiable place in the music world," she said, calling for greater regulation of the digital music sector.
If they defeat stream ripping, there's always the analog hole...
[Ed Note - OTOH "The report also revealed the continuing rise in audio streaming. It found that 45 percent of respondents were now listening to music through a licensed audio streaming service—up from 37 percent in 2016." ]
(Score: 3, Interesting) by turgid on Wednesday September 20 2017, @08:26AM
I don't want Mickey-Mouse lossy MP3s. I want my CD quality 16-bit stereo PCM full dynamic range audio that I can archive and transcode myself as and when I see fit. I don't want to be subject to Digital Restrictions Management and I don't want the corporations compiling a database of all the music I listen to and how often and at what times of day and my GPS location.
In recent years I have been very disappointed with the post-production if almost all of the music I have bought. It has been ruined by the loudness wars. Music is very important to me and this is a huge detriment to my enjoyment.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].