Digital piracy of MP3s: consumer and ethical predispositions

Lysonski, Steven; Durvasula, Srinivas

doi:10.1108/07363760810870662

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“…Hinduja (2008) explains that the behaviour of deindividuating reduces self-awareness and self-regulation which in turn may facilitate individual digital piracy behaviour. Secondly, although one would expect that a fear of punishment would be a deterrent against illegal downloading (Lysonski and Durvasula 2008) the threat of prosecution did not in fact increase the willingness of students to buy their software products (Hsu and Shiue 2008). It would seem that the illegal downloader's perception of risk is low.…”

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Identifying entrepreneurs through risk taking behaviour: illegal downloading

Pascoe

Mortimer

2014

Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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Purpose – This paper aims to explore, and is the first in a series, whether it is possible to use risk-taking activities as way of identifying potential entrepreneurs. The research examines the motivations of individuals to engage in deviant consumer behaviour, in this case illegal downloading and the link between this behaviour and possible entrepreneurial characteristics. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology approach was of a quantitative nature using a 32-item questionnaire disseminated to 215 undergraduate students at a UK university. Findings – Although there was strong evidence of entrepreneurial traits existing across the participants, including risk-taking propensity, no relationship could be found between risk-taking propensity and illegal downloading. Reasons put forward for these findings were that the level of risk involved was too low to be identified as such by the downloaders, even though the non-downloaders were worried about being caught and, therefore, were not participating in it. Attitudes towards this misbehaviour change when it is not for their own consumption and very few students participated in that activity. Research limitations/implications – This study is limited to a cohort of undergraduate students at only one university. This study begins to understand the potential link between misbehaviour and entrepreneurial traits. Originality/value – This paper examines the possible link between consumer misbehaviour, in this case illegal downloading and the display of entrepreneurial risk-taking characteristics. The implication of “consumer misbehaviour” through illegal downloading being “entrepreneurial” has, to our knowledge, not been previously tested and could be a useful and inexpensive way of identifying future entrepreneurs and consequently directing relevant support and training to the right people.

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Identifying entrepreneurs through risk taking behaviour: illegal downloading

Pascoe

Mortimer

2014

Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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“…Product counterfeiting and piracy of either luxury consumer or industrial goods is a severe global problem and is prevailing more in developing countries than in developed nations. The fact is that the consumers only perceive the social benefits of fake products, they do not bother that their behavior is harmful to a specific industry or that it can lead to a social cost (Lysonski and Durvasula, 2008).…”

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The determinants of purchase intention of consumers towards counterfeit shoes in Pakistan

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Ahmed²,

Gill³

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“…Ramayah et al (2009) looked at piracy amongst university students and found that habit was in fact the strongest key driver; leading to calls for further awareness campaigns on the negative effects of piracy, including the illegality and unethical nature of it. Lysonski and Durvasula (2008) also conducted research amongst college students which showed that downloading amongst this section of the population continues at a high rate. Although fear of the consequences of being caught did affect the propensity to download illegally, a strong key driver of these results was that piracy is still not considered to be ethically wrong.…”

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Is the music industry stuck between rock and a hard place? The role of the Internet and three possible scenarios

Warr

Goode²

2011

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services

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DisclaimerThe University of Gloucestershire has obtained warranties from all depositors as to their title in the material deposited and as to their right to deposit such material.The University of Gloucestershire makes no representation or warranties of commercial utility, title, or fitness for a particular purpose or any other warranty, express or implied in respect of any material deposited.The University of Gloucestershire makes no representation that the use of the materials will not infringe any patent, copyright, trademark or other property or proprietary rights.The University of Gloucestershire accepts no liability for any infringement of intellectual property rights in any material deposited but will remove such material from public view pending investigation in the event of an allegation of any such infringement. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR TEXT.This is a peer-reviewed, post-print (final draft post-refereeing) version of the following published document: DisclaimerThe University of Gloucestershire has obtained warranties from all depositors as to their title in the material deposited and as to their right to deposit such material.The University of Gloucestershire makes no representation or warranties of commercial utility, title, or fitness for a particular purpose or any other warranty, express or implied in respect of any material deposited.The University of Gloucestershire makes no representation that the use of the materials will not infringe any patent, copyright, trademark or other property or proprietary rights.The University of Gloucestershire accepts no liability for any infringement of intellectual property rights in any material deposited but will remove such material from public view pending investigation in the event of an allegation of any such infringement. The Internet through the world-wide-web has well and truly opened 'Pandora's Box' as far as the record industry is concerned, and there is no going back. The extensive use of illegal filesharing and illegal downloads of music tracks (totally for free) threatens the very survival of the record industry as we know it. Furthermore this behaviour threatens the very livelihoods of the employees, artists, and bands who work within the record industry. This paper reviews the current situation and then offers three possible scenarios for the future of the record industry (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly). Firstly, The Good, where the record industry survives; secondly, The Bad where the record industry dies a slow death; and finally The Ugly, where the record industry dies very quickly. The consideration of several key factors involved will help the industry to focus on maintaining The Good.

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Digital piracy of MP3s: consumer and ethical predispositions

Cited by 147 publications

References 37 publications

Identifying entrepreneurs through risk taking behaviour: illegal downloading

Identifying entrepreneurs through risk taking behaviour: illegal downloading

The determinants of purchase intention of consumers towards counterfeit shoes in Pakistan

Is the music industry stuck between rock and a hard place? The role of the Internet and three possible scenarios

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