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Tough stance pays off as US downloads slump.(The BPI campaign)
The BPI's latest action comes as the Recording Industry Association of America's controversial decision to prosecute individuals for illegally sharing music appears to be paying dividends.
Supporters of the RIAA have pointed to the findings of a nationwide US phone survey of internet users from November 18 to December 14, 2003, conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, an independent research group which specialises in online activity.
The percentage of Americans downloading music on the internet has halved since the RIAA began filing lawsuits last year, it says. One-fifth of those who say they continue to download or share files online say they are doing so less often because of the suits.
The survey concludes that the percentage of music file downloaders in the US fell to 14% (about 18m users) from 29% (about 35m) in the Project's last survey in spring 2003. On an average day during that first survey, 4% of internet users ...