Survey results show decline in sharing of music files due to fear of legal threats.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA's) lawsuits against individual file sharers in the US are the latest skirmishes in a war of attrition between the music industry and the file sharing community. According to a recent Research Consumer Survey of US online adults ages 18 and up, approximately 18 percent of respondents who shared music files stated they had curtailed these activities due to legal threats.

(PRWEB) January 7, 2004 --Research and Markets announces the addition of this report entitled "File Sharing in Europe: Converting Free Activity into Paid Activity" to its offerings.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA's) lawsuits against individual file sharers in the US are the latest skirmishes in a war of attrition between the music industry and the file sharing community. According to a recent Research Consumer Survey of US online adults ages 18 and up, approximately 18 percent of respondents who shared music files stated they had curtailed these activities due to legal threats.

This report questions how are illegal file sharing networks are changing, and what impact will the RIAA lawsuits have on this process? It also questions if there is a link between file sharing network usage and commercial piracy?
An overview of the Evolution of File Sharing is provided as well as the Key Characteristics of Music File Sharers Compared with Other Internet Users. Interesting figures detailing the Percentage of Regular Internet Users Who Download Music from Illegal File Sharing Networks, Sorted by National Rates of Mass Physical Piracy as a Percentage of Total Music Salesare also included.

For a complete index of this report click on http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/41858

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