"Piracy Brings a New Young Audience to Def Leppard, Guitarist Says

Piracy Brings a New Young Audience to Def Leppard, Guitarist Says

TorrentFreak by Andy  

For decades the debate over piracy has raged, with bands and their recording industry paymasters on one side and large swathes of the public on the other. Throughout, however, there have been those prepared to recognize that things aren’t necessarily black and white.

Over the years, many people have argued that access to free music has helped them broaden their musical horizons, dabbling in new genres and discovering new bands. This, they argue, would have been a prohibitively expensive proposition if purchases were forced on a trial and error basis.

"Iron Maiden Tracks Down Pirates…. And Gives Them Concerts

Iron Maiden Tracks Down Pirates…. And Gives Them Concerts

Over the past several years numerous studies have shown that on average file-sharers spend more money on legal purchases, including concert tickets and merchandise.

"Iron Maiden makes millions by touring countries where their music is most pirated

Iron Maiden makes millions by touring countries where their music is most pirated

Iron Maiden hired a BitTorrent analytics company called Musicmetric to determine where piracy of their music was highest, then scheduled tours of those countries. They made millions touring Central and South America. Iron Maiden LLP has outperformed the UK music sector as a whole and was named one of the "1000 Companies That Inspire Britain" by the London Stock Exchange.