Illegal downloaders helped thanks to Spotify

Broadband users who have illegally downloaded content in the past have recently admitted that the music streaming service Spotify is helping them to reduce their illegal downloading activities.

The ongoing battle about broadband users illegally downloading content online has caused a great deal of controversy between industry groups, entertainment groups, and the government, not to mention consumers. However, a recent survey has found that a large percentage of people have been using a service that has helped them to reduce their illegal downloading activities.

The survey involved polling nearly two and a half thousand consumers, and many people admitted to having illegally downloaded content via their broadband connection. However, over sixty percent of these said that they had managed to reduce the number of files that they were illegally downloading through the use of the music streaming service Spotify.

One industry official involved in the research said that the service could really help to reduce illegal downloading, which has become a huge problem. He said: “With Spotify joining the ranks of legal music sites, illegal downloading seems set to become much less popular. Streaming music for free or for a reasonable fee whilst on the move could spell the end for illegal downloading and could even send the CD the way of the mini-disc and cassette tape.”

The results of the survey also highlighted some other interesting statistics, including the revelation that downloading is worse amongst male consumers than amongst females, with the number of men admitting to illegal downloads coming in at sixteen percent whereas the number of women admitting to this only came in at nine percent. Thirty percent of those aged under twenty also admitted to illegal downloading.

Source – Techwatch