Oct 13 2009

STUDY: 2.8 Million Swedes are File-Sharers

STUDY: 2.8 Million Swedes are File-Sharers

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Claims 6 out of 10 file-sharers have either stopped completely or reduced their illegal downloading, but survey only covered music and not movies, TV shows, e-books, and other type of content.

A new International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) funded study has been released that claims 6 out of 10 file-sharers have either stopped illegal downloading completely or have at least reduced their usage of P2P.

Only 19% said they download content illegally more than once a month, and only 2% claimed they used P2P to find music they could not otherwise find elsewhere.

“It is very interesting that so many have chosen to stop downloading illegally after the IPRED-law was introduced and, instead, to a large extent, have turned to legal services,” said Louis Werner, IFPI Chairman in a press release. “Better legislation in collaboration with better legal services is a brilliant combination.”

IPRED is the Swedish law that went into affect this past April 1st that gives copyright holders the power to force ISPs to divulge the personal details of customers accused of downloading copyrighted material illegally.

Some total 2.8 million Swedes aged 15 to 74 still illegally share files online, which is still quite a few in country that boasts a population of a mere 9 million people.

It’s also well above a study done just a few weeks ago that concluded only 11% of Swedes were still file-sharers. It was conducted by SIFO, a Swedish opinion and social research company, with no apparent stake in the conclusion.

On the other hand, this latest study was funded by the IFPI which has an obvious interest in making P2P seem a larger problem in that country than it actually is in order to make the need for legislation seem more urgent, so it makes one wonder what the truth really is.

Stay tuned.

jared@zeropaid.com

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