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According to information provided by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), in 2009 worldwide music piracy causes economic losses of $12.5 Billion [1] . The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry reported that 95 percent of music downloaded off the Internet were pirated in 2009 [2].  Furthermore, the organization estimates that for every song that is legally purchased, 20 songs are illegally downloaded from the Internet [3].  In 2009, China ranked as the biggest offender of illegally downloading music, followed by South Korea [4].

2008 Music Piracy losses by Country

The figures are from the International Intellectual Property Alliance.

Country

Losses

1

China

564 Million

2

Mexico

419.7 Million

3

Italy

350 Million

4

Russia

313 Million

5

Brazil

117.1 Million

6

Philippines

117 Million

7

Poland

100 Million

8

Argentina

75.1 Million

9

Peru

57.2 Million

10

Nigeria

55 Million

11

India

36.2 Million

12

Ukraine

35 Million

13

Malaysia

26.2 Million

14

Pakistan

25 Million

14

Saudi Arabia

25 Million

16

Turkey

22 Million

17

Thailand

21.7 Million

18

Chile

21 Million

19

Hungary

20 Million

19

Indonesia

20 Million

21

Egypt

15 Million

22

Costa Rica

14.8 Million

23

Spain

13.4 Million

24

Romania

10 Million

24

Kuwait

10 Million

26

Dominican Republic

9.9 Million

27

Bulgaria

7 Million

28

Taiwan

4.4 Million

29

Lebanon

3 Million

 

 

 

 


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