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Artists, Musicians and the Internet Report Summary

The report, conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project in 2004, explores how artists and musicians use the internet and their views on copyright issues like file-sharing.

Key findings:

1. Highly Wired

• 77% of all artists and 83% of Paid Artists (those earning income from art) used the internet.
• 87% of surveyed musicians used the internet, with 76% reporting daily use.
• Younger artists and musicians showed particularly high internet adoption rates.

2. Enhancing Work & Distribution

• 56% of musicians reported the internet dramatically helps distribute music.
• 55% of Paid Artists found the internet very important for creating/distributing art.
• 37% of Paid Digitized Artists (whose work is digitized) considered it very important.

3. Marketing & Networking

• 69% of musicians with online presence sell music somehow.
• 84% of musicians provide free samples online.
• 56% of these artists/musicians schedule events/promotional activities online.
• Internet improved connections with fans/family: 65-75% of musicians reported big effect.

4. Concern About Piracy, Split on Fair Use

• 52% of artists believe unauthorized file-sharing should be illegal.
• 45% consider file-sharing a threat to creative industries.
• Artists split significantly on fair use (e.g., burning CDs for friends: 46% legal, 48% illegal).
• Paid artists more likely to disapprove commercial file-sharing.

5. Downloading Habits

• 58% of artists said downloading didn't change their music spending.
• 86% of artists who download admitted supporting creators elsewhere.
• Musicians downloaded more media than general public.

6. Distribution Solutions

• Most musicians (87%) provided opinions on combating unauthorized sharing.
• No clear majority favored any specific remedy: technological controls, artist control, legislation, or acceptance.

Methodology:

• ** Artists:** 809 telephone interviews of self-identified artists.
• ** Musicians:** 2,793 online interviews, non-random sample of members from musician organizations.
• General Public: 2,013 random telephone interviews.

While internet benefited artists' careers, they generally allowed for fair uses. Most agreed unauthorized file-sharing should be illegal but were sharply divided on specific fair use practices.