A month or so ago the Band Radiohead let its fans decide how much to pay for a digital copy of the band's latest release, "In Rainbows," from their website. More than half of those who downloaded the album chose to pay nothing.
62 percent of the people who downloaded "In Rainbows" in a four- week period last month opted not to pay the British alt-rockers a cent. But the remaining 38 percent voluntarily paid an average of $6. Would those same 62% have downloaded the cd illegally had it not been offered?
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