Downloading music is no longer fashionable

In the report presented by the company of music experts Music Ally and media technology specialists The Leading Question, it was noted that illegal music downloading from the Internet is being replaced by real-time streaming music. The report was based on the opinions of thousands of teenagers aged 14 to 18. It was found that illegal music downloads have decreased by 60 percent over the past two years. Today, music fans spend their free time on streaming sites such as [YouTube](http://www.youtube.com), [Pandora](http://www.pandora.com), [Grooveshark](http://listen.grooveshark.com), [Spotify](http://www.spotify.com/en), and others. Whether this will contribute to the development of the music business is difficult to say at the moment. However, a digital trend has become evident: in 2008, sales growth in this area increased by 41.5 percent, while physical sales plummeted by 43.5 percent.