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Canadian Music Industry Says Downloading Declining

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the quality-has-nothing-to-do-with-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A new survey conducted by a Canadian music collective that counts the recording industry as one of its members has found that music downloading has declined dramatically in Canada. The survey found that only 14 percent of Canadians download, down from 21 percent in 2002. The survey also found that P2P is rarely a reason for people who purchase less music."

2 of 238 comments (clear)

  1. CD Tax by martok · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Though downloading may or may not be declining here in Canada, what do you think the chances are of them reducing or eliminating the blank media tax?

  2. Honest responses? by jctull · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The article does not tell us anything about the survey methods that they used. Did they use the same survey as reported from earlier data? Differences in survey design can have huge consequences on the outcome and may make comparisons moot.

    Also, people might be more likely to say they are not downloading music when, in fact, they are downloading as much or more. The fear of recrimination for admitting to downloading may be pushing people to simply be dishonest when surveyed.