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And more than half of the online population has downloaded music, the survey said – although worryingly for record companies, many of those have not paid for it, preferring illegal file-sharing music websites. <\/font><\/p>\n

The study, by the Harris polling institute along with the Guardian newspaper’s online version, coined a new term – "Digi Joe Public" – for the average person who has rocketed ahead on the information highway. <\/font><\/p>\n

Overall, more than two thirds of the British population has tried some kind of digital activity, said the Digi:Nation survey, which noted that more than a quarter had created their own website or blog. <\/font><\/p>\n

Nearly four in 10 have read a blog, while nearly three quarters have downloaded music and almost a quarter have downloaded at least one movie, it said. <\/font><\/p>\n

The music industry has made huge efforts in recent years to clamp down on illegal downloading, notably forcing leading website Napster to go legal. <\/font><\/p>\n

But according to the survey there is still some way to go: half of all those questioned said they do not pay for music, while only 35 percent believe that downloading or sharing pirated tracks for nothing is wrong. <\/font><\/p>\n

The survey of 2,012 adults was carried out from May 2-22. <\/font><\/p>\n

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