Monday, May 7, 2007
Internet Piracy Considered Worse than Speeding
Posted by Damion Chaplin in "NEWS" @ 06:00 AM
"Over two-thirds of U.S. households believe the acquisition of pirated content is wrong, a similar level of moral outrage as when they are asked about cheating on their taxes, according to Global Digital Living™ II. This new study from Parks Associates, which investigated online piracy habits in 13 countries around the world, found 69% percent of American households believe it is wrong to download pirated music and video from the Internet, 77% believe it is wrong to cheat on your taxes, and only 44% believe it is wrong to drive over the speed limit. Attitudes regarding pirated content differ sharply by age, however. Just 50% of respondents ages 18-25 believe downloading unauthorized content is wrong compared with 75% of respondents ages 45 and over."
Those sure are interesting numbers, but I have to question exactly how many people over 45 download any content, legal or illegal. Probably nowhere near as many as the 18-25 crowd. So while 50% of young people think it's wrong, that number is still probably more individuals than the 75% of 'respondents' 45+. I think they should accompany these numbers with a study showing exactly how many people in both age groups tend to respond to surveys like this, or even know how to download illegal content. I'll bet you they all speed though. :wink:
Those sure are interesting numbers, but I have to question exactly how many people over 45 download any content, legal or illegal. Probably nowhere near as many as the 18-25 crowd. So while 50% of young people think it's wrong, that number is still probably more individuals than the 75% of 'respondents' 45+. I think they should accompany these numbers with a study showing exactly how many people in both age groups tend to respond to surveys like this, or even know how to download illegal content. I'll bet you they all speed though. :wink:
