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...pass along to ISPs the individual IP addresses of users it suspects of pirating music. Many of those receiving letters are likely to be the parents of children; just over half of music file sharers in the U.K. are under 25, according to Mark Mulligan, an analyst at JupiterResearch in London. The music industry hopes parents of young music lovers perhaps unaware they are breaking the law, will force their kids to start downloading music legally. But convincing all music scofflaws to change their ways will prove a trickier sell...
...much to pay the band to download it. Meanwhile, adding to the sense that this entire industry is in flux, musicians' other means of income - from T-shirt sales to concert tours - are booming. "The whole industry is moving into a new phase," says Mark Mulligan, an analyst at JupiterResearch in London. "This isn't a blip - it's a realignment...
...their revenues from digital sales hit an estimated $2.9 billion, up almost eightfold since 2004. However, that's not exactly the fortissimo it may appear to be. The 38% annual growth in digital sales last year was less than half the increase seen in 2006. Music companies, says JupiterResearch's Mulligan, "are at a stage where they cannot afford to be as choosy as before" when it comes to distributing their wares...
...potential to upset the international-calling model," says Matt Hatton, a London-based analyst with consultants Yankee Group, who thinks the biggest loser could be international calls from fixed-line phones. VoIP is already making big inroads in the world of fixed lines. A report last week by JupiterResearch analyst Ian Fogg even predicted "the end of the home telephone," as consumers increasingly embrace VoIP technology. Established operators such as BT and Orange are quickly trying to catch up, bundling VoIP in with their other services. The technology isn't yet perfect; in Rebtel's case, users need to sign...
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