Half of web users have illegally downloaded

February 25, 2009

Almost half of web users have used illegal file sharing sites, with Limewire (34 per cent) and BitTorrent (25 per cent) the most popular, according to research from Tiscali. In a survey of over 1,000 consumers, 46 per cent have used a peer-to-peer site (P2P), but 53 per cent have never knowingly downloaded music illegally, according to research by Tiscali.