Whichever side of the fence you’re on in regard to the issues of music piracy,  as artists creating music for public consumption, it’s a topic of special  concern. Here, Alex Jacob of the International  Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) talks about the music  industry, illegal downloads, and some of the causes the IFPI champions. The IFPI  is Europe’s equivalent to the Recording Industry  Association of America (RIAA), the group that represents the interests of  the major (and other) labels, distributors, and producers in the music industry  in the U.S.  (Click Here to Learn More….)