[governance] illegal file sharing declines in UK among teens

[David Goldstein]

There have been some reports (predominately) in the UK press that show illegal file sharing among teenagers in the UK is on the decline. Following a discussion on this list a while ago blaming all the ills on the music industry and there was no hope, I guess one can only conclude that the old fogeys on this list don't understand what teenagers are doing.

Reports in the press on the survey are available from:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jul/12/music-industry-illegal-downloading-streaming
http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2009/07/report-more-uk-users-going-the-legal-route-for-music.ars
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=119041.

Assuming this survey is not a one-off and the trend continues, it shows what many believe - that give people credible alternatives and many will take up the legal file sharing option.

Cheers
David

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