And with a record 149m digital single sales in 2009 helping online revenues to increase by £52.5m, the BPI's chief executive Geoff Taylor says the performance of authorised music services gives a "strong indication" of the untapped potential in the music market if piracy can be reduced.

Taylor, who played a major part in getting anti-filesharing measures included in the Digital Economy Act, explains that music companies have been bold in launching new digital services such as Sky Songs and ...