Number of illegal music downloads attributed to students in 2006.



Stat: 1.3 billion illegal music downloads

Stat Categories: Music Industry Stats

Tags: file sharing file sharing,P2P file sharing,P2P,peer-to-peer file sharing,P2P,peer-to-peer,illegal downloading file sharing,P2P,peer-to-peer,illegal downloading,unauthorized

Years: 2006

Stat Source: NPD Group

Publisher (site that mentioned this stat): IFPI Digital Music Report 2009

Submitted By: Michael Raeford

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