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Dan Bull’s song takes you back to the 80s when “home taping was killing music” We all know that the government’s disconnection proposals to deter illegal filesharing are daft and dangerous; and many would agree that the way many people in the music industry have reacted is a little misguided. After all, haven’t we seen [...]

Levels of online music piracy have remained unchanged in spite of the rise of legal digital services and the threat of tougher sanctions against downloaders, a music industry survey has found, reports Tim Bradshaw. Research by Harris Interactive for the BPI, which represents record labels in the UK, found that 23 per cent of consumers [...]