尽管数字音乐的销售达到了20亿美元,但2006年全球音乐产业的销售依然下滑。由于全球音乐产业已经连续7年下滑,如何发展数字音乐业务、打击非法的免费音乐成为了音乐产业内热门话题。批评人士指出,音乐产业将过多的精力都用于了打击盗版,从而影响了合法业务的增长。被指责者则认 Despite the sales of digital music reaching 2 billion U.S. dollars, sales of the global music industry remained declining in 2006. As the global music industry has been declining for seven consecutive years, how to develop the digital music business and crack down on illegal and free music has become a hot topic in the music industry. Critics point out that the music industry places too much energy on cracking down on piracy, thus affecting the growth of legitimate businesses. The accused are recognized