Study: Lawsuits Dampen Music Downloading

New studies say that music download has declined in the past few months. Recording industry analysts say record company lawsuits against downloaders seem to be having an impact. “Usage of Kazaa fell 15 percent from November 2002 to November 2003, according to comScore. Other peer-to-peer music-sharing sites also experienced usage declines. The drop at BearShare was 9 percent, while WinMX lost 25 percent of its audience and Grokster plunged 59 percent.”