17 million Americans say they have stopped downloading music largely because they fear being sued. Nearly a third of such respondents cited the suits as their primary reason for stopping.
Of those still downloading, 38% say they are downloading less out of copyright lawsuit concerns. And of those who say they have never downloaded, three in five say the threat of being sued is enough for them never to start.
The Pew study doesn’t distinguish between legitimate paid download services and the illicit file-sharing netw, but of those who say they currently download, 17% say they use paid services, though not necessarily exclusively.
On a more ominous note, those who say they share music, video or other files with others is up to 23% in the current survey—a 3% increase from the last study in November.Site Powered by |