scholarly journals Applying an Indirect Questioning Technique to Estimate the Prevalence of Illegal Downloading

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 349-360
Author(s):  
Kai NISHIKAWA ◽  
Tomoya MUKAI ◽  
Yuma MATSUKI
Keyword(s):  
Illegal Downloading

Illegal Downloading and Ethical and Risky Behaviors Questionnaire

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten Robertson ◽  
Lisa McNeill ◽  
James Green ◽  
Claire Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Illegal Downloading

scholarly journals Pirates of the web: The curse of illegal downloading

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Athina Dilmperi ◽  
Tamira King ◽  
Charles Dennis
Keyword(s):  
The Web ◽  
Illegal Downloading

scholarly journals Fighting Internet Piracy: The French Experience With The Hadopi Law

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 327
Author(s):  
Alexis Koster
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Pedagogical Tool ◽  
Internet Piracy ◽  
Response System ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
French Experience ◽  
Illegal Downloading

With the ever-increasing speed of the Internet and the ever-increasing power of personal computers and mobile devices, illegal downloading affects not only recorded music, but also movies and other medias. To stem the loss of revenues caused to copyright holders, France passed the Hadopi Law in September 2009 to be enforced by a new agency - the Hadopi Authority. The Hadopi Authoritys mission includes three major objectives. 1) to enforce the copyright law on the Internet through legal actions against violators, 2) to educate Internet users about illegal versus legal activities with respect to the copyright law, and 3) to facilitate the development of Internet services providing legal access to copyrighted works. To deter piracy and, at the same time, to serve as a pedagogical tool, Hadopi uses the graduated response system. Users who participate in illegal downloading are first warned two times. After a third violation, their file is forwarded to a court for possible prosecution. Between October 2010 and March 2012, the Hadopi Authority performed several surveys of Internet use to measure the effectiveness of the Law. The resulting reports show some modest positive changes in the behavior of French Internet users.

scholarly journals Online Music Piracy: Are Lawsuits The Best Approach?

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire R. La Roche ◽  
Mary A. Flanigan ◽  
Melanie B. Marks
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Music Industry ◽  
Case Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Music Piracy ◽  
Online Music ◽  
Worldwide Phenomenon ◽  
Illegal Downloading

<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">In the age of digital technology, perfect copies of sound recordings may be easily made and shared in violation of copyright law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Music piracy in the form of illegal downloading is a worldwide phenomenon that has a significant impact on the music industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>In response to the perceived threat to the music industry, lawsuits have been filed in the United States and abroad based on copyright infringement for illegally downloading music. This paper examines copyright law, case law, and recent litigation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>In the wake of legal efforts to curtail illegal downloading, a survey of 112 undergraduate students was conducted in an effort to determine whether the lawsuits filed by the music industry are a deterrent to downloading music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Potential solutions are proposed and economic consequences discussed.</span></span></p>

A global consumer decision model of intellectual property theft

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 509-528
Author(s):  
James Reardon ◽  
Denny McCorkle ◽  
Anita Radon ◽  
Desalegn Abraha
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Music Industry ◽  
Uncertainty Avoidance ◽  
Digital Piracy ◽  
Music Piracy ◽  
Ethical Perceptions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Theory Of Crime ◽  
Intellectual Property Theft ◽  
Illegal Downloading

Purpose Intellectual property theft amounts to billions of dollars per year worldwide. The first step in stemming this loss is to understand the underlying precursors of this behavior. This paper aims to propose and test a model of consumer choice to purchase or pirate intellectual property, specifically music. This paper combines and applies the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and Becker’s theory of crime to develop a more comprehensive model of digital piracy behavior. Culture was tested as an antecedent to the attitudes and the perceptions of risk associated with music piracy. Design/methodology/approach A survey of 4,618 participants was conducted across 23 countries. Construct measures were validated using confirmatory factor analysis in LISREL. A conceptual model was tested using logistic structural equation modeling in MPlus. Respondents were asked about the last music they acquired to test a behavioral model of music piracy. Findings The results indicated that culture, specifically rule orientation and uncertainty avoidance, had a significant impact on attitudes toward the music industry, ethical perceptions of music piracy and risk perceptions. Respondents’ ethical perceptions of downloading had the highest impact on music piracy behavior. The personal/copy risk associated with the illegal downloading of music had a significant impact while the relative channel risk did not. The market value, quality and selection also had a significant impact on downloading behavior, as did the respondent's ability to find and download music. Research limitations/implications While this paper was limited by focusing on the illegal downloading of music, the results can provide guidance in the design of future research concerning the piracy and unlicensed downloading of other types of intellectual properties such as movies/videos, TV, paywall content and e-books. Practical implications In recent years, improved access to music and video through online streaming and online stores has significantly decreased music piracy. This research indicated that further inroads into this behavior could be made through better online purchase access and through consumer education about the ethics and results of digital downloading. Further, efforts are more efficient by targeting cultures with lower levels of rule orientation with ethics education and targeted risk messages in countries with higher uncertainty avoidance. Social implications Yearly losses to the music industry amount to about $5-29bn. Many find music and video downloading and “sharing” as acceptable. The model developed in this research has implications to affect this mass loss of revenue to the music industry and perhaps the societal view of downloading behavior that is illegal but commonly accepted. Originality/value This model is the first to integrate cultural aspects into models of digital piracy. In addition, the model is developed from a strong theoretical base (TRA and Becker’s theory of crime) to integrate multiple antecedents to intellectual property theft research.

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