Viaene Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 95% Of Teenagers Illegally Copy Music Ex-Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey, now British Music Rights chief, is worried for the musical life of the next generation of 'sexually frustrated 17-year-olds'. More than half of young people copy the songs on their hard drives to friends and even more swap CD copies, according to research that reveals the huge challenge home copying poses to a music industry already battling internet file-sharing. Three decades after cassette decks first allowed people to make free music tapes for friends, a study by the industry group British Music Rights suggests home copying remains just as ingrained in UK culture. BMR's chief executive, the singer Feargal Sharkey, said the research underlines the urgent need to adapt to consumers' attitudes or face serious repercussions for the next generation of musicians. The industry's anti-piracy efforts have largely focused on illegal online music swapping - with estimates suggesting only one in 20 digital downloads is paid for. But the online problem is potentially dwarfed by "offline copying", argues BMR. Its research, carried out by the University of Hertfordshire, suggests that, for 18-24-year-olds, home copying remains more popular than file sharing. Two-thirds of people it surveyed copy five CDs a month from friends. Overall, 95% of the 1,158 people surveyed had engaged in some form of copying, including taking the music contents of a friend's hard drive - 58% - and the more old-fashioned method of recording from the radio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 (edited) and the more old-fashioned method of recording from the radio. that's not illegal and I believe, technically is the copying from a friend's harddrive not illegal either - as long as they don't get/pay money for it... note: "not illegal" != "legal" Edited April 28, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 ...and the other 5% lie about doing it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Ex-Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey, now British Music Rights chief, is worried for the musical life of the next generation of 'sexually frustrated 17-year-olds'. ahahahaha is that sentence necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_s_1987 Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Only 95%? That's surprisingly low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted May 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I think the other 5% doesn't know how to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 ^ THAT'S likely the truth ... so how does one ?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I think the other 5% doesn't know how to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Doesn't surprise me any… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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