The number of U.S. households downloading music from peer-to-peer networks rose 6 percent in October and 7 percent in November after a six-month decline, according to a study of computer use in 10,000 U.S. households conducted by The NPD Group.
In a separate, bimonthly survey, 12 million individuals reported getting music on the free networks in November, up from 11 million in September, NPD said.
Previous surveys dating back to May – when 20 million people said they were downloading music from file-sharing networks – showed a steady decline in the number of file-sharers.
