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Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant
Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant Internet Happenings, Events and Sources
Friday, August 01, 2003
A newly released data memo from The Pew Internet Project finds that two-thirds of those who download music files or share files online say they don't care whether the files are copyrighted or not.
The "Music Downloading, File-sharing and Copyright" data memo contains fresh data on the size and demographics of the music downloading population and the file-sharing population, as well an updated read on Americans' views about copyrighted files.
Among the findings included in the report:
*There are currently 35 million U.S. adults who download music files online and about 26 million who share files online.
*The downloading population has grown by approximately 5 million users since February of 2001.
*Young adults and students are still among the most likely to download music and share files. They're also the least likely to say they care about the copyright status of those files.
*Sixty-seven percent of Internet users who download music and 65% of users who share files say they don't care about copyright.
*There is considerable variation in downloading and sharing behavior. Out of all Internet users, 17% download music but do not share files online, 9% share files online but do not download music, 12% both download music and
share files, and 62% do not download music or share files at all.
