Music Piracy in Malaysia: Bold Moves Needed to Bolster Local Music Industry

Piracy continues to be a problem in the Malaysian music industry, contributing to a 50 percent decline in revenue as of 2010. Globally, digital piracy was the cause behind a 30% drop in global music sales from 2004 to 2009, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. In the following interview, Datuk Aziz Bakar, chairman of Performance and Artists Rights Malaysia or PRISM, gives his take on why piracy has become socially accepted by Malaysians despite anti-piracy measures and legislation, the underlying issues as well as challenges in tackling the problem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.