Demos survey reveals UK music habits
Think tank Demos has released the results of a survey into how much UK consumers spend on music, and where they get it from. The headline that most coverage has run with is that the keenest illegal downloaders are also the keenest legal music buyers, spending £77 a year on average, compared with the £44 of non-filesharers.
However, 61% of illegal downloaders admitted that they would be put off by the threat of having their broadband suspended for a month. The data is thus being used to both condemn and justify the UK government’’s plans for a graduated response approach to tackle piracy.
The Register makes a more interesting point – that P2P users are also spending money on other types of entertainment service – Sky+ digital TV for example. “By failing to be competitive with rival rival entertainment sectors, the music business is losing its wallet share”.
November 2nd, 2009 at 3:19 pm
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November 2nd, 2009 at 7:09 pm
I didn’t know about the UK Music habits.
Following it at Twitter.