Internet piracy in Ireland
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Unauthorised file-sharing
- Broadband penetration is estimated at 4% and internet penetration at 38%.
- Around 20% of all adults claim to have purchased blank CDs at some point. 14% claim to have done this in the past year - around 400,000 people.
- Around six in 10 of all adults claim that they know people who pass around CDs that have been copied.
State of the local industry
- Between 2001 and 2004 music sales fell 25%, from €145 million to €109 million.
- There are some signs of a slight recovery in 2004, however this is mainly due to an increase in DVD sales.
Legitimate Services
- There are five major legitimate services in Ireland: iTunes, Eircom Music Club, mycoke.com, vitaminic.com music club, and wippit.co.uk