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Written by tinfoil
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Friday, 27 October 2006 15:39
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thedigitalmusicweblog: Contrary to popular belief, filesharing in Canada may not be as rampant
as some claim. A recent survey presented to the Copyright Board of
Canada shows not just an anomoly of low numbers but, a steady decline
in filesharing. The survey, performed on behalf of the Canadian Private
Copying Collective has tracked P2P filesharing, as part of the larger
view of music copying habits, since 2001.
Michael Geist writes,
"file sharing activity is in steady decline in Canada. The survey,
[most recently] conducted in June 2006, finds that just 14 percent of
Canadians have downloaded music in the last 12 months, down from 15
percent in 2005, 19 percent in 2004, 21 percent in 2003, and 21 percent
in 2002. It goes without saying that this finding comes despite the
absence of lawsuits, the absence of copyright reform, and the continual
(yet questionable) claims that Canada is a world leader in file
sharing."
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