TITLE

CO-OPERATION WITH THAI GOVERNMENT WILL HELP STEM PIRACY AT SOURCE

PUB. DATE

January 2003

SOURCE

Music Week;1/25/2003, Issue 3, p38

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on the global sales of the music industry in the year 2002. Impact of Internet piracy in the declined sales of the industry; Percentage of pirated compact disc and cassettes sold around the world; Issues of copyright and piracy strike.

ACCESSION #

9029978

Tags: SOUND recording industry;  PROFIT;  PIRACY (Copyright);  COMPACT disc industry

 

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