Piracy may be the bane of the music industry but according to a new study, it may also be its engine.

盗版有可能是音乐产业的祸根，但一项新的研究表明，盗版行为也可能成为音乐产业的源动力。

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Released Tuesday, the study found that the worldwide PC software piracy rate rose for the second consecutive year, to 41% in 2008 from 38% in the previous year.

这项于星期二发布的调查表明，全球个人电脑软件盗版率连续第二年呈现上升势头，从前一年的38%上升2008年的41%。

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The alliance also finances the oft-cited annual study performed by the research firm IDC that comes up with a dollar amount tied to piracy losses.

该联盟还为由研究机构IDC进行的、被大量引用的盗版损失年度研究报告提供财政资助。

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Manchester has been named the piracy capital of the UK, according to a new study seen exclusively by the BBC.

BBC: A glimpse at piracy in the UK and beyond

That assessment was reinforced by a 2009 Northrop Grumman study that found seven Littoral Combat Ships could perform anti-piracy patrols in the Western Indian Ocean more efficiently than 20 conventional warships for a quarter of the cost.

FORBES: Low-Cost Warship Rescues Navy From Shrinking Fleet

The site's disappearance provides a dividing line for a before-and-after study, but that study can't comment on the effect of other digital-piracy sources or on the impact of DVD piracy, and it is silent on piracy in countries where sales data weren't available or Megaupload wasn't popular.

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