Cary Sherman told BBC News Online that music would always be available for free somewhere on the net despite costly court battles to shut down illegal music sites.
He said the aim was to bring the proliferation of sites under control so that business were free to continue to make money.
"Our aim is not to completely eliminate music piracy or illegal peer-to-peer services altogether, " said Mr Sherman.
"As long as it is within a reasonable amount of control then we will be happy but we are still a long way from that."
Mark Mulligan, an analyst with Jupiter Research, agreed that the music industry would never fully be able to eradicate illegal file sharing.
"There will always be those willing to develop alternative illegal services.
"It has got to be accepted that file sharing will always be there just as shoplifting is accepted as wastage in the retail sector."
Mr Sherman's comments come as research shows more people than ever are willing to pay for songs on the internet and the music industry starts to hope people will turn to legitimate services.
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