Canadians + File Sharing = No Big Deal

fearless_fx · Mar 26, 2009

n the online survey of a "representative national sample," nearly 45% of respondents say those who use P2P and file sharing services to download music and movies are “just regular Internet users doing what people should be able to do on the Internet.” Pretty interesting right?

An additional 27% admit these people are “doing omething they shouldn’t be doing” but say “it’s not a big deal.”

In contrast, only 3% agree with the music industry’s position that file-sharers “are criminals who should be punished by law,” and only 25% feel say “technology should be developed to stop this.”

The survey also indicates that a startling 73% reject the notion of an ISP tax, believing such a levy would represent “an inappropriate and/or unnecessary levy that would be passed down to consumers.”

It also shows that file sharing is fairly prevalent in Canada with some 23% saying they have downloaded music illegally in the past 30 days, while just 12% say they bought music legally online.

http://www.zeropaid.com/news/10059/canada_survey_filesharing_the_new_normal/
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[mJ9] · Mar 26, 2009

yeah...'it's not a big deal'...i totally agree

spech · Mar 26, 2009

It's still legal to download music, but not software or movies.

-Tisken- · Mar 26, 2009

thanks a lot, i need kind of these information.
im doing a project about Filesharing at school ~

fearless_fx · Mar 26, 2009

you live in germany though, these stats are canadian...

-Tisken- · Mar 26, 2009

fearless_fx said: ↑

you live in germany though, these stats are canadian...
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i also need stats from abroad^^

Canadians + File Sharing = No Big Deal

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