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P2P Users More Likely to Cheat, Shoplift

Posted by Zonk on from the you'll-get-hairy-palms-too dept.

prostoalex writes "New research report (sponsored by the recording industry, so should definitely be objective) suggests that those who download music online are also likely to cheat at schools/universities and to shoplift. From the Globe and Mail: 'Not only does music file-swapping harm artists, but it also points to an erosion of respect for intellectual property that threatens Canada's economy and values at the core of our society,' said Graham Henderson, president of the Canadian Recording Industry Association, which commissioned the polls."

4 of 614 comments (clear)

  1. Michael Geist analysis by LowneWulf · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php has some good comments on the two recent studies from the CRIA, plus some interesting comments on how various groups have been viewing them.

  2. Already been done by program21 · · Score: 3, Informative
    What is next, blaming P2P users for causing terrorism...
    House Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing: International Copyright Piracy: Links To Organized Crime and Terrorism.
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    This has been a test. Had this been a real emergency, we would have fled in terror and you would not have been informed.
  3. Re:Clearly you didn't go to school in the north by Dwonis · · Score: 3, Informative

    Actually, the drinking age varies by province.

  4. Re:Clearly you didn't go to school in the north by Jeff+Hornby · · Score: 3, Informative

    Drinking age in most of Canada is 19. It's ony 18 in Quebec, Alberta and Manitoba.

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