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		tyingq on Oct 10, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Globally, Almost Four Out of Ten Music Consumers A... Market fragmentation causes some of this. I pay for a couple of streaming services, but occasionally rip an mp3 from YouTube for things I can't find. If there was a "pay and download mp3" button on YouTube, I'd probably pay.

sp332 on Oct 10, 2018 | [–]

According to numbers in the article, a minimum of 24% of music consumers pay for streaming services and also pirate music.

tenebrisalietum on Oct 10, 2018 | [–]

I would do that too.

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