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There are now more than 11 million legal tracks online and 400 licensed music services available worldwide, compared to less than 50 licensed music services in 2003

Music labels, large and small, invest around $5 billion a year in music talent, support a global roster of thousands of artists and typically spend $1 million to break successful pop acts in major markets

While the music industry has increased its digital revenues by 940 percent since 2004, the online theft of music has been a major factor behind the overall global market decline of around 30 percent in the same period

Videos & PSAs

A compelling collection of web films from musicians and filmmakers have launched sharing one common and important theme: music has value. Check some of them out here.

JUST SAY NO TO PIRACY (A special message from Gilbert Gottfried)

Online Piracy... It's Different. A humorous back and forth summarizing the arguments for and against online piracy.

Blind Willie Johnson By Matt Watkins (Beat 13). See more at www.whymusicmatters.org

Sigur Ros By Felix Massie. See more at www.whymusicmatters.org

Louis Armstrong By Lee Gingold. See more at www.whymusicmatters.org

Stealing Sucks PSA: Car Wash. Directed by Michael Medico. Produced by Hiko Mitsuzuka. Starring Wes Whitworth...Support your favorite musicians and their music by buying the tunes you want. www.a2im.org.

Stealing Sucks PSA (feat. His Orchestra). Directed by Michael Medico, produced by Hiko Mitsuzuka and starring the members of the band His Orchestra, this is the second PSA for the American Association of Independent Music (www.a2im.org). Shot in Burbank in May 2009.

Kid Rock 'Steal Everything' PSA. Kid Rock talks about downloading music.

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