I didn't say I accept that the stats are fabricated - I don't know. I'm quite sure that the SGAE are totally corrupt, but equally I'm sure that piracy is rampan

I didn't say I accept that the stats are fabricated - I don't know. I'm quite sure that the SGAE are totally corrupt, but equally I'm sure that piracy is rampant here to a degree I have never seen anywhere else (I've lived in Spain for 6 years BTW). My friends never buy any music and generally joke about how much they pirate. I know a lot of people from different walks of life and this is totally widespread in my experience. You can write it off as anecdotal if you like (or you could provide some stats to the contrary) but I'm sure it's true.