I don't think piracy has been a problem for a while. Most casual pirates transitioned to free streaming services/YouTube. The odd ranges on the x-axis also mak

I don't think piracy has been a problem for a while. Most casual pirates transitioned to free streaming services/YouTube. The odd ranges on the x-axis also make this chart a little misleading. It's also interesting to note how revenues switching from recorded music to concerts will effect artists. Previously you could go into the studio, record an album, and sell it. You then tour behind it to promote it. Now with the money coming mostly from concerts you will have to tour a lot more. In other words revenue from concerts has gone up but it takes a lot more work to make money from concerts than recorded music.