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January
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| 10th
Jan 2008 |
Illegal
music sites 'here to stay'
Illegal music download sites
will never be eradicated, the
president of the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA)
has admitted.
He said the aim was to bring
the proliferation of sites under
control so that business were
free to continue to make 
money.
"Our aim is not to completely
eliminate music piracy or illegal
peer-to-peer services altogether,
" said Mr Sherman.
"As long as
it is within a reasonable amount
of control then we will be happy
but we are still a long way
from that."
Mark Mulligan, an analyst with
Jupiter Research, agreed that
the music industry would never
fully be able to eradicate illegal
file sharing.
"There will
always be those willing to develop
alternative illegal services,
It has got to be accepted that
file sharing will always be
there just as shoplifting is
accepted as wastage in the retail
sector."
Mr Sherman's comments come as
research shows more people than
ever are willing to pay for
songs on the internet and the
music industry starts to hope
people will turn to legitimate
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