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To: Dave Swanson who wrote (5954)	6/18/1999 6:41:00 PM
From: JimC1997	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18366

Good one!

To: Dave Swanson who wrote (5954)	6/18/1999 7:51:00 PM
From: chris431	Respond to of 18366

Another poll I tore out of PC Computing some time ago but never got around to post it. p. 260 June, 1999 PC Computing zdnet.com OR pasted in full: I*POLL Leslie Ayers, PC Computing May 17, 1999 Do you download MP3s? So you're the ones who've made MP3 the most popular search term on the Web--even more popular than sex. Seventy-one percent of you regularly download MP3 tracks from sites such as MP3.com, which features an array of singles from unsigned bands. Major artists like the Beastie Boys, Tom Petty, and Chuck D support the format too. Do you buy MP3 music or download free songs? That's a no-brainer. Most of you--84 percent--stick strictly to free MP3s, while a scant 16 percent buy the tracks you can't get gratis. There's no shortage of free music: MP3.com's download library is 18 million strong and growing every day. But just because you get it for free doesn't mean you aren't willing to pay: Many of you said the reason you download MP3s in the first place is to sample songs before you plunk down $16 for the CD. What do you do with MP3 music? Contrary to music industry execs' worst fears, most of you are not making mass reproductions of copyrighted singles to sell on the black market. In fact, 62 percent of you said all you do with the MP3s you download is listen to them on your PC at home or at work. (Excuse us while we stifle a yawn.) But that's not stopping the Recording Industry Association of America, which zealously sniffs out and shuts down illegal MP3 download sites. If the group had its way, it would also quash the activities of the 17 percent of you who take MP3 files and burn them onto CDs--or vice versa. Ever made bootleg recordings from MP3 files? Squeaky clean. That describes most of you: 76 percent have never made illegal tapes or CDs from MP3 files. And of the small number of you who admitted to such hanky-panky, half said you did it just for fun; 28 percent did it to avoid dropping so much cash on overpriced CDs; and only 2 percent said you'd sold your homegrown compilations for a profit. Even so, 69 percent of all I-Poll respondents said it should be legal to copy MP3 files an unlimited number of times. NOT IN THE ARTICLE AT THE WEB SITE BUT IN THE MAGAZINE PRINT: "29% Turn it down! That's how many of you don't download MP3s. The rest know it's a fast way to get high-quality music from rock to jazz to folk-absolutely free."