The research has been published in response to the Government's request for evidence on the impact of proposals to change the UK's copyright system.

Undertaken by Oliver & Ohlbaum, the research clearly demonstrates that being able to play music copied from CDs is the feature that consumers prize when they are in the market to buy a new device.

Most interestingly, the research was able to determine how that feature translates into pounds and pence in today's market.

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