Youths to continue to download music illegally
Young people will carry on downloading music illegally despite the emergence of services such as Spotify, according to music industry body UK Music.
The study of 1,808 14 to 24 year olds found each owns an average of more than 8,000 digital downloads, with 61% still admitting to illegal file-sharing.
The figure is similar to last year despite the government’s pledge to reduce piracy by 70% over two years as part of June’s Digital Britain report.
While 78% of those surveyed said they had no interest in paying to stream music through services such as Spotify or We7, 85% said they would be willing to pay for an unlimited downloads service. These include Nokia’s Comes With Music or Virgin Media’s planned service.
Almost 90% said owning rather than accessing the tracks was vital.
Physical music also continues to be valued, with around 75% of those surveyed saying they would continue to buy CDs even if they joined a legal unlimited download service.
This story first appeared on newmediaage.co.uk
