1 Out of 3 Discs Sold Is Pirated, Group Says

An estimated one of every three music discs sold in the world last year was pirated, and fake recordings outsold legal ones in 31 countries, an industry group said.

The bootleg industry is growing in Latin America, India, the Middle East and Eastern Europe, although some countries around the world are cracking down on copyright theft by shutting down illegal recording facilities, the International Federation of Phonographic Industries said in its annual report.

Although a record number of bootleg discs were seized last year, pirated recordings still racked up an estimated $4.6 billion in sales, the group said.