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It's been a challenging decade for the music industry, with a significant decrease in [blank] . For years, little [blank] was taken against illegal downloads, with few effects for downloaders. However, two new approaches are seeing [blank] results. Firstly, the industry's working with internet service providers to slow an illegal down loader's connection. Secondly, it's working [blank] with digital music websites. In Sweden, three out of five illegal file-sharers have cut back or stopped, with half of these people moving to legal websites supported by [blank] .

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It's been a challenging decade for the music industry, with a significant decrease in sales . For years, little action was taken against illegal downloads, with few effects for downloaders. However, two new approaches are seeing positive results. Firstly, the industry's working with internet service providers to slow an illegal down loader's connection. Secondly, it's working directly with digital music websites. In Sweden, three out of five illegal file-sharers have cut back or stopped, with half of these people moving to legal websites supported by advertisements .
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