However, the number of actual music files being traded has stayed high, indicating that the most active downloaders remain online, the research company said.
The drop of 11 percent--from June, when an estimated 6.4 million households downloaded at least one music file, to October, when 5.7 million households downloaded at least one file--seems to show that the entertainment industry's campaign against file swapping is gaining momentum, said NPD Group analyst Russ Crupnick.
"This is the first time that we've seen this kind of significant drop that's definitely not related to seasonality," Crupnick said. |
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