iPod Owners Most Honest

LOS ANGELES (XTN DATA) - Recently released data from research consultancy XTN Data shows that iPod owners are significantly less likely to download music illegally.

While 25% of people regularly download music using filesharing software only 7% of iPod owners were doing so. Why is unclear but Greig Harper, founder of XTN Data suggested, 'It may be that the iPod has a more mainstream audience beyond the gadget fans which means they're less aware of or have less desire to use filesharing software.'

This is supported by the finding that iPod owners are more regular buyers of CDs buying an 25% more albums than your average music fan. Half of all iPod owners were regular users of Apple's iTunes legitimate download service.

Owners of other MP3 players were most likely to be downloading illegally followed by those using their computer to listen to music.
Filesharing continues to be a problem with XTN Data estimated there to be 52 million people in the US regularly downloading music illegally.