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P2P Music Downloads At All-Time Low

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the imagine-if-music-were-just-cheaper dept.

RedEaredSlider writes "According to research group NPD Group, the shuttering of Limewire's music file sharing service has led to a similar decline in the usage of such services throughout the US. The number has gone from a high of 16 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007 to just nine percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, right after Limewire shut down its file-sharing services due to a court order, when a federal judge sided with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)."

3 of 369 comments (clear)

  1. Crappy Music by denshao2 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There isn't much left to download.

  2. And... by redemtionboy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Music sales suddenly skyrocket right? Right?? Oh, they're still abysmal. Never mind then.

  3. Was shutting down Limewire the real cause? by Itesh · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Or are services like Pandora, Spotify, and even iTunes giving the consumers what they want at a price they want and thus helping to drive pirating down?