Music Biz Warns: Piracy Is Not Just About P2P
By Patrick Smith on Dec 19, 2009 with Comments 2
You could shut down all the P2P BitTorrent trackers in the world but web pirates would still find other ways to share files directly with each other.
At least, that’s the warning from the British Phonographic Institute which, in a survey conducted by Harris Interactive, found that, while P2P BitTorrent sharing in the UK is stabilising, the use of direct transfer sites and message boards is on the rise.
Of the 3,442 people aged 16 to 54 polled, 29 percent admitted downloading music from non-official P2P or direct transfer sites: 47 percent of those admitted using what the BPI calls “overseas unlicensed MP3 pay sites”; 42 percent used Usenet-based bulletin boards, or … to read the full story go to paidcontent.co.uk.
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