April 07, 2004

Global Music Sales Plummet

Wired News:

Global music sales fell 7.6 percent in 2003 to $32 billion, the steepest decline since the advent of the compact disc, the trade body representing the world's largest music companies said on Wednesday.

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry blamed the slump in retail music sales -- now in its fourth consecutive year -- on rampant piracy, poor economic conditions and competition from video games and DVDs.

Posted by Timothy Fredel at April 7, 2004 09:45 PM | TrackBack
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