Swedish performing rights society STIM has released a report called Pirates, File-Sharers and Music Users, which reports that more than 86% of respondents would be interested in paying a voluntary fee for legal P2P (that’s 52% who are “very interested” and 35% who are “somewhat interested”). Only 5% had no interest in such a scheme. So how much would people pay a month? 51.8% said they’d pay between SEK 50 and SEK 150 a month ($5.84 – $17.53), while 18.8% would consider paying SEK 150 – SEK 300 ($17.53 – $35.08). Meanwhile, 21.7% said they would pay less than SEK 50 a month.Another finding of the report is that streaming services can’t quite replace downloads – 80.5% said collecting music and having access to it offline are important to them. You can download the full report in PDF form by clicking here.
New Swedish study reveals consumers would pay for legal P2P
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April 23rd, 2009 by Music Ally
