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Legal Music Downloads At 35%, Soon To Pass Piracy

Posted by timothy on from the cars-surpass-buggies dept.

bonch writes "Entertainment Media Research released a study stating that 35% of music listeners are using legal download services, and that the percentage will soon surpass illegal downloads, currently at 40%. Slashdot has also previously reported on services like iTunes gaining in popularity over P2P services. "The findings indicate that the music industry is approaching a strategic milestone with the population of legal downloaders close to exceeding that of pirates," said Entertainment Media Research chief executive Russell Hart.'"

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  1. Math anyone? by krakelohm · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Okey, so there are 35% using legal downloads and 40% not... something does not add up.

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  2. It doesn't add up by 77Punker · · Score: -1, Redundant

    40% of music downloads are legal and 35% are legal. That must mean that 75% of music downloads are in fact music downloads. What did they do? Ignore certain genres?

  3. Statistics by MyLongNickName · · Score: -1, Redundant

    35% of all users are legal. Raises the questions:

    What percentage of music is legal?
    What percentage of Slashdotters care?
    How many posts until RIAA is told to 'suck it'?

    (the answer to the last one ain't 42, believe it or not)

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  4. Maybe I'm missing something here... by sfontain · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...but if 35% are downloading legally, and 40% are downloading illegally, then what are the other 25% doing? goatse?

  5. Percentages? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    So how do these percentages work? If 35% are downloading legally, and 40% are pirating, then what happened to the other 25%?