Digital Home Thoughts: Legal Music Downloads More Common in 2004

"U.S. music buyers are making more use of digital music services. Research firm The NPD Group reveals that the number of U.S. CD buyers who have also bought music digitally has "more than tripled" so far in 2004, with just under 5 percent of CD buyers now saying they have used such services. Just 1.7 percent of CD buyers also used these services in 2003."

Not surprising, but nice to hear, because hopefully it will mean more selection, less restrictive DRM, and better prices from online music stores. Let's see how DMT readers rank...