Sales of digital music in the UK will have reached £163million (€230m) by year end according to reductions in a report from market analysts Verdict.

Sales of digital music in the UK will have reached £163million (€230m) by year end according to reductions in a report from market analysts Verdict.

 

Sales are expected to top £600million (€840 million) by 2012. The report says that digital sales will be up 45% on 2006 and now compromise about 4.1% of all sales and music and video downloads will compromise 13.5% of all sales by 2012.

 

However, the fact remains that according to IFPI figures only one download in 25 is legal.