Quoting this post from TorrentFreak as I have just downloaded the report after seeing it there.
The report in question is the 2008 Digital Entertainment Survey [pdf].
They make so many interesting and note worthy points though:

In total, 70% of those who admitted to piracy agreed that “legal sites just don’t have the range of illegal ones” (try looking for Beatles tracks) whilst almost as many said they would pay for downloads, if what they wanted was available. This is probably also one of the main reasons why half of the BitTorrent downloads are TV-shows.

The fact that one third of the UK citizens can be labeled as a pirate is thus a signal that these customers want something that is not available through other channels. It’s more about availability than the fact that it’s free.

On top of the availability issue, 68% of the respondents who have downloaded copyrighted content indicate that the illegal alternatives are more convenient, because they can get what they want much faster.

In related news here is a video taken from Wired’s Listening Post:

The following video illustrates rather plainly the fact that file sharing is not stealing.

And it’s true, file sharing is not stealing. It’s infringement, which comes with much higher fines (up to $150K per song) and potentially longer jail times than you’d get for stealing a CD.

My initial reaction is to write: Unbelievable. But it is just par for the course in today’s world. so my secondary reaction = Sad.

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