Swedish file sharer, defined
p2p news / p2pnet: A typical Swedish file sharer is a …
… young man!
This startling conclusion, "forms part of an EU-funded research project. Analysts from Stockholm’s Kungliga tekniska högskolan (KTH) and Uppsala University participated," says The Local.
"Seven out of ten Swedish file sharers are men and three out of four of the most active are aged between 18 and 25," says the study, and:
"Every tenth internet user in Sweden has, according to the report, used file sharing methods to acquire music. Among young internet users the figure rises to 50%, while around 2% of Swedes are classed as ‘heavy’ file sharers. Most of these are men."
BUT ——- the proportion of file sharers compared to internet users as a whole is lower in Sweden, possibly because, "internet penetration is so widespread here that it is not just the more technically-inclined part of society – young men – who are internet users," adds The Local, quoting from the report.
See:-
The Local – Study reveals "typical" Swedish file sharer, November 15, 2005
November 17th, 2005 at 8:24 am
And how much money did they waste to find out this obvious information?
November 17th, 2005 at 12:34 pm
They also “found out” that downloads does not hurt sales (again…)
Of course AS IF anyone is going to belive that.
November 18th, 2005 at 1:18 am
But that’s what government “pork” is all about. Some influential player gets a grant ( ideally using taxpayer money) to do a detailed study of something that’s already common knowledge.
Interestingly, a disproportionately high number of lawsuit victims have been outside the profile of the ‘average’ filesharer, since so many have been female and/or children.