IFPI Digital Music Report 2010

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IFPI Digital Music Report2010

Music how, when, where you want it

Contents

 3. Introduction   4.Music – Pathfinder In The Creative Industries’ Revolution Executive Summary:  8. The Diversification Of Business Models   10. Digital Music Sales Around The World  12.In Profile: Pioneers Of Digital Music    18. Competing In A Rigged Market – The Problem Of Illegal File-Sharing  20. ‘Climate Change’ For All Creative Industries   24. Graduated Response – A Proportionate, Preventative Solution   28. The World Of Legal Music Services  30. Consumer Education – Lessons Learned

Music How, When, Where You Want It – But Not Without Addressing Piracy

By John Kennedy, Chairman & Chief Executive, IFPI

This is the seventh IFPI Digital Music  in new artists, we have to tackle mass Report. If you compare it to the first  piracy. Second, we are progressing towards report published in 2004, you can  an effective response. The progress is see a transformation in a business  agonisingly slow for an industry which does which has worked with the advance  not have a lot of time to play with – but it is of technology, listened to the consumer  progress nonetheless. and responded by licensing its music in new formats and channels.  On page 20 of the Report, Stephen Garrett, head of the production company In 2009 globally, for the first time, more  Kudos, refers to a “climate change” in than one quarter of record companies’  the creative industries. That expression revenues came from digital channels. Fans can acquire tracks and albums in ways inconceivable a few years “To continue to invest in ago – from download stores, streaming new artists, we have to tackle sites, subscription services, free-to-user sites, bundled with their broadband or a mass piracy.” mobile phone handset. It would be great to report these  captures the way the debate over digital innovations have been rewarded by  piracy has evolved. You hear it around market growth, more investment in artists,  the world: this is no longer just a problem more jobs. Sadly that is not the case.  for music, it is a problem for the creative Digital piracy remains a huge barrier to industries: affecting film, TV, books and market growth. The slump in sales and games. In this arena, the music industry investment in three major music markets is the pathfinder of the creative industries, outlined in the Report testify to this and pioneering with new offerings for the are a warning to the rest of the world. consumer. In 2009, Rupert Murdoch On the positive side, we have built a said that the content kleptomaniacs US$4.2 billion digital business full of  should not triumph and Microsoft spoke consumer-friendly services. On the  out against piracy, ready to ban players negative side, our global sales fell by  from Xbox live if they had modified their around 30 per cent from 2004 to 2009,  consoles to play pirated discs – no three the growth of our digital sales is slowing  strikes procedure needed! and even the success stories reported in this publication will struggle to survive  The thinking behind the debate has unless we address the fundamental  also crucially changed. It is about the problem of piracy.  future of a broad base of creative industries that have huge economic importance Some ask, ‘why not give up the fight?’  and employ vast numbers of people. The answer is straightforward – first, we  This is one of the reasons why the French, cannot afford to. To continue to invest  UK and other governments are set on

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legislation to curb illegal file-sharing. Another clear change is within the music sector itself. It was, until recently, rare for artists to engage in a public debate about piracy or admit it damages them. In September 2009, the mood changed. Lily Allen spoke out about the impact of illegal file-sharing on young artists’ careers. When she was attacked by an abusive online mob, others came to her support. The mood of change is clearly reaching governments. In 2009, legislation requiring ISPs to tackle P2P piracy was adopted in France, South Korea and Taiwan. These countries established in law that it is appropriate for those who persistently violate copyright, despite repeated warnings, to face a proportionate and effective sanction. This sets a tremendous precedent in the protection of intellectual property rights online. In the UK, as in France, it is understood that government has a key role in protecting content on the internet. Even in the most competitive, innovative and market-driven industries, the market itself can only operate under the effective rule of law. This Report points the way to an optimistic future for the music industry – great offerings for consumers, more investment in artists, economic growth and more jobs. Yet we are nowhere near that future today, and we will not get there without a secure legal environment where creative work is rewarded and copyright theft is effectively deterred. To unlock the enormous potential of digital music, we have to address piracy both on P2P networks and in other forms. That is where, today, we look to governments for action.n