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  • The High Seas (C’s) of Music Piracy in Information Systems: Cost, convenience and choice

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    Beekhuyzen, Jenine
    Nielsen, Sue
    von Hellens, Liisa
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    Nielsen, Sue
    von Hellens, Liisa A.
    Beekhuyzen, Jenine
    Year published
    2012
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    Abstract
    Systems and technologies used for unauthorised file sharing have received little attention in the Information Systems literature. This paper attempts to fill this gap by presenting a critical, qualitative study on the motivations for using unauthorised file sharing systems. Based on 30 interviews with music consumers, musicians, and the music industry, this paper reports on the decision of music consumers to 'pirate or purchase'. This paper highlights file sharing from multiple perspectives of users, musicians, and representatives from the music recording industry. Three main themes emerged on the cost, convenience and choice ...
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    Systems and technologies used for unauthorised file sharing have received little attention in the Information Systems literature. This paper attempts to fill this gap by presenting a critical, qualitative study on the motivations for using unauthorised file sharing systems. Based on 30 interviews with music consumers, musicians, and the music industry, this paper reports on the decision of music consumers to 'pirate or purchase'. This paper highlights file sharing from multiple perspectives of users, musicians, and representatives from the music recording industry. Three main themes emerged on the cost, convenience and choice as motivators for unauthorised file sharing.
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    Conference Title
    Proceedings of the 23rd Australasian Conference on Information Systems
    Publisher URI
    http://dro.deakin.edu.au/view/DU:30049148
    Copyright Statement
    © 2012 Australasian Association for Information Systems. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the conference's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Information Systems Organisation
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/49295
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