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Reasons for using illegal music or radio file sharing services in the United States 2017

Reasons for using illegal file sharing services to stream or download music or radio in the United States in 2017

The data describes the reasons for using illegal file sharing services to stream or download music or radio in the U.S. in 2017. During the survey, 66% of respondents stated that they used illegal file sharing services to stream or download music or radio because its cheaper/for free.

Cheaper/free	66
Access to more content	49
More convenient	33
Better sound quality	28
Other reasons	4

Reasons for using illegal music or radio file sharing services in the United States 2017

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