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'Nearly 100 per cent of music fans copy music illegally'

Poll reveals fans' downloading and copying habits

Tue 17 Jun, 2008

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Illegal downloading is not the same as taping songs off the radio. I don't believe people when they say they're going to buy the CD if the album they download is any good. However, I also don't believe that every illegal download would've been bought in pre-download days. It allows people to listen to albums they wouldn't usually get a chance to hear - as they'd have to fork out 20 euro or £10 - which no doubt boosts that artists' fanbase and therefore their ticket sales. Still, this increase is unlikely to rebalance the loss they make from CD sales that would've been made if downloads weren't an option. Unfortunately, artists are suffering and will continue to do so until illegal downloads are somehow prevented. But I have no sympathy for the big record companies that are going under as a result of this; they've been ripping us off for years and hopefully the end result will be that artists will have control of their music again, rather than suits who only care about sales.

Tue 17 Jun, 2008

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