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“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