Sweden sees music sales soar after crackdown on filesharing

Music executives in the UK are looking to the home of Abba for signs their declining sales can be stemmed by new lawsThank you for the music. Or rather thank you for paying for the music, to borrow from Abba.Record labels are pointing to the dramatic rise in Swedish music sales, just months after the country introduced anti-piracy laws, as evidence of what a similar crackdown in the UK could do to the flagging market.Figures from the record labels association IFPI Sweden show revenues rose 18% i...

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