Survey finds pirate downloads at all-time high and set to rise

According to The Guardian, illegal music downloading is at an all-time high and set to rise further, according to a report out today that urges the record industry to make legal buying easier and cheaper.

"Its fourth annual Digital Music Survey, a poll of 1,700 people, suggests illegal music buying is widespread, with 43% claiming that they are illegally downloading tracks, rising from 36% last year and 40% in 2005.

... The latest Digital Music Survey does have some upbeat findings, however. More than half of the respondents use social networking sites such as Bebo and MySpace to discover new music."

emily | 8:01 AM | Random Stats |
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