Nearly three-quarters confused by what they can copy

73% of people surveyed by Consumer Focus admitted to being confused by what they were legally permitted to copy or record. These were the results of Consumer Focus’s survey of about 2,000 people in the UK. Most of the consumers did not know that it was illegal to copy over something that they have legitimately paid for (such as a CD) onto another medium (such as a computer) for their own personal use. Consumer Focus accused the laws of being outdated and not reflecting what consumers reasonably believe to be the case when using music just for themselves to listen to. Many people who are not illegal peer-to-peer file-sharers are still clearly breaking the UK’s copyright laws, despite not realising it.