So it turns out that, in the UK at least, the record industry is in rude health:

UK record companies are celebrating their best ever year for album sales, with a record 237 million sold in the 12 months to September.

But I thought that file sharing was killing music ? That’s what the RIAA has been saying for the past few years, since Napster came on the scene in the late 1990s. The RIAA has been suing its own customers – good move! – and our very own BPI is now following their lead.

Give it up, guys. You’re starting to look desperate.