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Most experts believed that with the economic downturn affecting the average family’s disposable income, there would be a definite rise in the number of people turning to illegal file sharing for their music and video requirements. But surprisingly a new report recently published by leading market research company, Interpret, has blown that theory out of the water.

Following extensive research, Interpret failed to find any significant links between a reduction in consumer spending habits and an increase in illegal file sharing. The only correlations found between the two were in people who had greatly reduced their spending habits. These people were reported to be less likely to buy CD’s and DVD’s, while more likely to download their music and media files from popular file sharing sites found on the Internet. The research indicated that music files accounted for the biggest proportion of files downloaded—86% of those questioned said they had downloaded illegal music, compared to only 31% admitting to downloading TV programs and movies.

Michael Dowling, CEO of Interpret, announced this was “good news”, but since small individuals rarely impact the entertainment industry’s profits, it probably won’t make much difference to the bigger picture.

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