This phenomenon will go on," said Jean-Daniel Pasche, director of the industry federation.
The music industry federation estimates that 95percentt of music downloads involve pirated work.
In 2010 FIESP, the industry federation of São Paulo state, estimated that corruption cost 1.4-2.3 1.4-2.3 every year.
Jay Berman, chairman of the record industry federation, said his group strongly supported the legal campaign in the United States.
Recording industry revenue in South Korea rose by 26 percent from 2008 through 2012, a period in which sales worldwide fell by 14 percent, according to the international recording industry federation.
Chinese investors have recently acquired a handful of Swiss watch companies, like Eterna and Emile Chouriet, which are still members of the Swiss industry federation.
A recording industry federation thinks that 40% of cassettes and CDs are bootlegged.That said, the Saudis are fortunate enough to differ from China in another respect.
Paulo Skaf, of São Paulo's industry federation, notes that although Brazil exports raw materials to China, 70% of its manufactured exports are sold within the Americas.
In South Korea, where the law took effect in 2009, music sales rose 12 percent in 2010 and 6 percent in 2011, according to the music industry federation.
If so, he has got off to a flying start, having transformed the sleepy industry federation into a canny campaigner for German competitiveness.
