Everything seems to indicate that the efforts of the British music industry to provide consumers with music through legitimate distribution channels do not produce the desired effect.

"Currently the UK operates 35 legal downloading digital music, all the more sad is the fact that the popularity of illegal P2P file-sharing services remains unchanged" - complains Geoff Taylor, BPI president, the federation of the British music industry. Taylor relies on the results of the survey conducted by Harris Interactive in November 2009. Of the approximately 3,400 respondents to the survey nearly a quarter confirmed that at least once availed music from the Internet via file-sharing networks or otherwise.
As shown in the analysis, this year the popularity of P2P illegal downloading of music has stayed true to the same level, but in the past six months, other methods have gained importance. For example, in the case of commercial portals from MP3 music - which, however, operate without the consent of copyright owners, and do not discharge the relevant duties - has been an increase in popularity to 50 percent. Also in the case of illegal file sharing through newsgroups to market analysts, Harris Interactive reported an increase of more than 40 percent. In addition, are gaining in importance specialized search engine for MP3, as well as links to the forums or blogs lead to the web hostings (such as Rapidshare, Megaupload, Mediafire or zshare).

Thus, irrespective of the exchange on P2P networks are still responsible for the lion's share of illegal file sharing, music industry can not ignore the increasing importance of alternative methods of downloading music - considers the head of BPI Taylor. Initiated by the British Minister, Lord Mandelson, the project management of the Digital Economy Bill must therefore be complemented with mechanisms that allow the other to face threats beyond the P2P networks.