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Selected news stories about the Pew Internet Project and articles citing our data.

Musicians Sing Different Tune on File Sharing

12/6/2004 | CoverageCoverage

Cynthia L. Webb, washingpost.com

'“We know what piracy debaters Lars Ulrich and Chuck D think of file sharing. But aside from the few who speak out publicly, musical artists typically sit out the rhetorical crossfire over copyright protection. This silent majority is the central focus of a new survey on Internet file-sharing, which discovered a significant sentiment: Most artists don't view unauthorized swapping of music and movies as a threat to their livelihood, even if many think it should be illegal.”

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