The attitudes and behaviours of illegal downloaders

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 283-301

  Williams, Peter ^a   Nicholas, David ^a   Rowlands, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Copyright law; Ethics; Intellectual property; Internet; Social dynamics

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LITERATURE; BRITAIN; BUSINESS MODELS; CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR; COPYRIGHT LAW; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DIGITAL CONTENTS; DIGITAL PIRACY; DIGITAL WORLD; ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS; ETHICS; PHYSICAL WORLD; SITUATIONAL FACTORS; SOCIAL DYNAMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COPYRIGHTS; DYNAMICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

INTERNET;

EID: 77952684519     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012531011046916     Document Type: Review

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