Deterrence factors for copyright infringement online

The purpose of this study was to investigate deterrence factors for online file-sharing by analyzing different conditions that affect compliance with the law through survey of the students in a large university in Southern U.S. The findings show that certainty of punishment, stigma of the label, kno...

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Main Author: Nergadze, Nico (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2004
In:Year: 2004
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to investigate deterrence factors for online file-sharing by analyzing different conditions that affect compliance with the law through survey of the students in a large university in Southern U.S. The findings show that certainty of punishment, stigma of the label, knowledge of the laws and consensus with the rule negatively correlated with both actual and likely future file-sharing activities of the user