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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."

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  1. this is really off-topic but i'm curious by Adult+film+producer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The picture of the day on the cbc.ca website was of a Soyuz rocket being taxied to the launch pad, great picture btw..
    (caption from cbc website) "Russian Soyuz rocket booster is taken to a launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Sept. 29. The next U.S.-Russian space crew, including U.S. space tourist Gregory Olsen, is scheduled to blast off on Oct. 1. (File: AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)"

    What's that shuttle in the background ??

  2. Re:P2P: the new gateway drug. by 'nother+poster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Then I need Marajuana, and lots of it.