The Australian music industry has shrunk by 30 per cent since 2001 and record labels claim $200 million has been lost to piracy in the last five years.Globally, recorded music sales fell about 10 per cent in 2009, leading the labels to renew calls for a strong crackdown on illegal file sharers.
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