Since the negative impact that Napster had on the music industry, the music industry has started to grow again. The number of sales has increased while piracy has gone down. A report by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry showed that global sales of recorded music increased for the first time since 1999 by 0.3% in 2012. Digital sales played a major role in this increase as this sector grew by 9%. This sector includes iTunes and music streaming services such as Spotify.
Piracy has steadily been on the decline and continued this downward trend in 2012. A survey by the NPD Group showed that the number of Americans who downloaded music via peer-to-peer networks was 1 in 10 in 2012 which was a decline from the 1 in 5 in 2005.
Piracy has steadily been on the decline and continued this downward trend in 2012. A survey by the NPD Group showed that the number of Americans who downloaded music via peer-to-peer networks was 1 in 10 in 2012 which was a decline from the 1 in 5 in 2005.