Illegal music downloads are on the decrease as online stores raise their game, says Claudine Beaumont who picks six of the bestFewer people are downloading music from the internet illegally than ever before, according to a report this week from Entertainment Media Research.The study in part attributes this decrease to consumers’ fears that internet service providers will cut off their web access if they are found to be illegally downloading or sharing songs.Another reason for the growing popularity of legal downloads must surely be the number of decent online services that are available.
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