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What P2P Means to Online Consumers in the U.S., the U.K. and Italy
11 June 2009
 
Mike McGuire  

Access to free content is the primary benefit cited by online consumers from three countries who said they used peer-to-peer networks to get content, but many consumers believe a wider choice of music, TV and movie content is available in P2P ecosystems than in legitimate services or stores.





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Table of Contents


    
 Analysis

1.0
    
 Introduction
2.0
    
 The State of the Music Industry: A Snapshot
3.0
    
 How, When and Why Consumers Use P2P: The U.S., the U.K. and Italy
4.0
    
 Motivators for Using
5.0
    
 P2P Usage as a Form of Protest: Rationalization but Perhaps Instructive?
6.0
    
 Conclusion
7.0
    
 Methodology


List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 Frequency of Downloading Music From P2P Sites
 

Figure 2. 
 Frequency of Usage of P2P Technologies to Find Movies and TV Shows Online
 

Figure 3. 
 Motivators for Using P2P
 



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