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January 26th, 2005

13 bln songs available for download on peer-to-peer networks

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About 13 bln songs were available for unauthorized free trading on online swap networks in 2004, according to Internet measurement service BigChampagne. Around 200 mln songs last year were sold to consumers at authorized sites such as iTunes and Musicmatch.

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