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we're not stealing
“We’re not stealing”
Internet users who download music do not believe they are stealing. Music
downloaders exhibit little concern for copyright protections.
• 78% of Internet users who download music don’t think it’s stealing to save music
files to their computer hard drives. A majority of those in the general Internet
population also hold this view – 53% say downloading music is not stealing,
compared to 31% who believe it is stealing. Whether they are Internet users or not,
the young, the highly educated, and the relatively affluent support downloaders’ right
to get music online for free.
• 61% of music downloaders say they don’t care if the music they are capturing is
copyrighted.
Buying habits
Most music downloaders aren’t incorrigible scofflaws – many have purchased at least
some of the music they sample online. However, most music purchasers do not
frequently buy the songs they have downloaded.
• 79% of music downloaders do not pay online for the music they have retrieved on
the Internet; 15% say they have bought the music online
• 21% of online music consumers say they have ended up buying the music on a CD
or cassette “most of the time.”
• 29% say they have bought the mu
Approximate Word count = 3241
Approximate Pages = 13 (250 words per page double spaced)
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