Factors influencing online music piracy

This study aims to identify the factors which influence getting involved in online music piracy and how they impact the piracy intentions. The internet has changed the music industry in many ways, from manufacturing and distribution to promotion and consumption behavior. Technology has made the musi...

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Main Author: Kahyei, Amin
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spelling my-mmu-ep.38672013-06-25T06:58:21Z Factors influencing online music piracy 2013-06-13 Kahyei, Amin HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology This study aims to identify the factors which influence getting involved in online music piracy and how they impact the piracy intentions. The internet has changed the music industry in many ways, from manufacturing and distribution to promotion and consumption behavior. Technology has made the music to move from a product to be a service. However, a serious side effect of this change is online music piracy by which millions of songs are downloaded every year for free without authorization. It is said that in the year 2002, around 40% of the music sold in the world were downloaded illegally, and this makes the value of the piracy market to be around 4.6 billions dollars. In the year 2009, the number of sharing music illegally on the internet was estimated to be 40 billion. The study of consumer behavior and factors, which contribute to engaging in this form of behavior, is necessary on order to have a deeper understanding of this issue and helping the survival of the music industry through effective strategies. 2013-06 Thesis http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/3867/ http://vlib.mmu.edu.my/diglib/login/dlusr/login.php masters Multimedia University Graduate School of Management
institution Multimedia University
collection MMU Institutional Repository
topic HV Social pathology
Social and public welfare
Criminology
spellingShingle HV Social pathology
Social and public welfare
Criminology
Kahyei, Amin
Factors influencing online music piracy
description This study aims to identify the factors which influence getting involved in online music piracy and how they impact the piracy intentions. The internet has changed the music industry in many ways, from manufacturing and distribution to promotion and consumption behavior. Technology has made the music to move from a product to be a service. However, a serious side effect of this change is online music piracy by which millions of songs are downloaded every year for free without authorization. It is said that in the year 2002, around 40% of the music sold in the world were downloaded illegally, and this makes the value of the piracy market to be around 4.6 billions dollars. In the year 2009, the number of sharing music illegally on the internet was estimated to be 40 billion. The study of consumer behavior and factors, which contribute to engaging in this form of behavior, is necessary on order to have a deeper understanding of this issue and helping the survival of the music industry through effective strategies.
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qualification_level Master's degree
author Kahyei, Amin
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title Factors influencing online music piracy
title_short Factors influencing online music piracy
title_full Factors influencing online music piracy
title_fullStr Factors influencing online music piracy
title_full_unstemmed Factors influencing online music piracy
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granting_institution Multimedia University
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publishDate 2013
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