Study shows file-sharers buy more music than non-P2P users
30 January 2013, 15:27
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
(News)
A new investigative study has shown that illegal downloaders tend to buy more music legally than their non-P2P using counterparts.
A survey undertaken by the American Assembly, and commissioned by Google, shows that while file-sharers only buy about 38% of their entire collection, they still purchase 30% more music by legitimate means.
The study also found that 13% of Americans download music illegally and up to 20% of under 30s.
This follows news that Universal are set to sue music-streaming website Grooveshark for a second time.
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