Mobile phone use among children is growing
Children are increasingly swapping music via mobile phones, often without realising they can be breaking the law. A survey of almost 1,500 eight to 13-year-olds found almost a third shared music via their mobiles.
Children are using the built-in Bluetooth wireless feature of many phones to swap music - but without the consent of copyright holders.
Robin Hart of Intuitive Media, which conducted the survey, said the problem was a worry for the music industry.
Almost a half (45%) of children who said they did not swap music via their phones said they would like to.
The survey did not breakdown what percentage of music shared had rights attached to it or was free to exchange.