Andre Yoskowitz
13 Apr 2007 12:52
A new study has reported that Canadian and U.S. teenagers have increased their legal downloading of music as compared to the fall 2006 period.
The 13th bi-annual edition of the survey showed a few key numbers. 83 percent of teenage students download music online compared to 79 percent in fall 2006. 36 percent of those teens now buy their music from online music services such as Napster and iTunes compared to only 28 percent last period.
The survey also reported that use of illegal p2p downloading from unauthorized services fell eight percent to 64 percent.
"While P2P sharing is still the primary way teens get their music, buying online music is becoming more mainstream," stated one of the analysts who helped with the survey.
Although the research team only surveyed 1800 teenagers from 11 different cities in both Canada and the US, the numbers do seem to suggest a very slight move away from unauthorized downloading.
Source:
CBC