Former head of digital music at EMI Douglas Merrill has claimed that research done during his time at the label found that users of LimeWire were also the biggest spenders on iTunes. He was speaking at the CA Expo in Sydney and said that P2P activity was a "try before you buy" model for many consumers (TechRadar)

BT is planning a "not-for-profit download service in the UK to lure users onto legal platforms. It will be free for ...