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Artists, Musicians and the Internet

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Pew Internet & American Life Project, December 2004, USA

Pew Internet & American Life Project have released a report summarising their findings from the first large-scale surveys of the internet’s impact on artists and musicians in the United States. The report is divided into 4 key sections:

  • Introduction
  • Findings from the artist callback survey
  • The musicians survey
  • What the general public believes There is also additional summary and methodolgy data included. Authored by Mary Madden, the report's chief finding was that artists and musicians have embraced the internet as a tool that helps them create, promote, and sell their work. However, they are divided about the impact and importance of free file-sharing and other copyright issues To download the full report as a PDF document, CLICK HERE. To learn more about the report, CLICK HERE.

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