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Monday, May 3, 2010

IFPI illogically blames “weak legal system” in Canada for declines in music sales. Does not reference cassingle sales for some reason.

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, (IFPI) a recording industry association, released its Recording Industry In Numbers press release on April 28, 2010.

Although overall music sales and sales of (shall we say obsolescent?) physical media declined, sales of digital forms of music, live music sales and songwriters’ copyright revenues continued to grow.

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