Sharp decline in music file swappers
The percentage of American adult Internet users who say they download music drops by half and the usage of some file-sharing applications declines.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 — The percentage of online Americans downloading music files on the Internet has dropped by half and the numbers who are downloading files on any given day have plunged since the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) began filing suits in September against those suspected of copyright infringement. Furthermore, a fifth of […]
E.J. Dionne Jr., Jean Bethke Elshtain, and Kayla Drogosz, Series Editors The Dialogues are short volumes, published jointly by the Pew Forum and the Brookings Institution, that bring together the voices of scholars, journalists and activists engaged simultaneously in the religious and policy realms. These books will appeal to public policy specialists, university students, clergy, […]
2003 Year End News Interest Index
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 22 – The number of Americans who have done basic online activities such as getting health information, accessing government data, buying products, and participating in auctions has increased smartly in the past three years, but the growth of the number of Internet users has slowed dramatically markedly in the past two years. […]
Summary of Findings The public holds more positive opinions of President Bush and the decision to go to war in Iraq in response to the capture of Saddam Hussein. Bush has made significant gains with the public, and more importantly with voters. In historical terms, the president’s job approval gain (from 50% in November to […]
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AT 5PM EASTERN, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2003 CONTACT: Susannah Fox, Pew Internet & American Life Project (202) 296-0019A case study of Californians finds that poorer Internet users report their health searches helped them with medical issuesWASHINGTON – Low-income Californians who use the Internet are just as likely as more well-to-do Internet users […]
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