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UK Music research highlights the complexity of consuming, copying and sharing of music between 14-24 year-olds

UK Music is pleased to present the results of its annual academic survey investigating the music consumption behaviour and experience of young people aged 14-24.  
 
Carried out in spring 2009 by the University Of Hertfordshire, the online survey was completed by more than 1,800 young people throughout the UK.

Key findings:

•    Music remains the most valued form of entertainment

•    87% said that copying between devices is important to them

•    86% of respondents have copied a CD for a friend; 75% have sent music by email, Bluetooth, Skype or MSN; 57% have copied a friend's entire music collection; 39% have downloaded music from an online storage site; and 38% have ripped a TV, radio or internet stream.

•    The computer is the main entertainment hub – 68% of respondents use it every day to listen to music

•    Ownership of music is hugely important – both online and offline

•    Popularity of P2P remains unchanged since 2008 – 61% said they download music using P2P networks or torrent trackers. Of this group, 83% are doing so on a weekly or daily basis

•    There is real interest for new licensed services. 85% of P2P downloaders said they would be interested in paying for an unlimited all-you-can-eat MP3 download service

•    Young people have an inherent sense of what copyright is, but choose to ignore it – the vast majority of respondents knew that sharing copyrighted content is not legal, yet continue to do so