Poort and Weda (2015)

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Poort and Weda (2015)
Title:	Elvis Is Returning to the Building: Understanding a Decline in Unauthorized File Sharing
Author(s):	Poort, J., Weda, J.
Year:	2015
Citation:	Poort, J. and Weda, J. (2015) Elvis Is Returning to the Building: Understanding a Decline in Unauthorized File Sharing. Journal of Media Economics, 28(2)
Link(s):	Definitive
Key Related Studies:	Van Eijk, Poort and Rutten (2010) Smith and Telang (2012) Aguiar and Martens (2013) Halmenschlager and Waelbroeck (2014) Poort et al. (2014)
Discipline:	O34: Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital
Linked by:	Aguiar, Claussen and Peukert (2018), Watson, Zizzo and Fleming (2016)

About the Data
Data Description:	Data were obtained from three surveys of Dutch consumers conducted in 2008 and 2012. (totalling 1,500, 2,031 and 2,009 respondents respectively).
Data Type:	Primary data
Secondary Data Sources:
Data Collection Methods:	Survey Research (quantitative; e.g. sales/income reporting)
Data Analysis Methods:	Descriptive statistics (counting; means reporting; cross-tabulation) Correlation and Association
Industry(ies):	Publishing of books, periodicals and other publishing Software publishing (including video games) Film and motion pictures Television programmes Sound recording and music publishing
Country(ies):	The Netherlands
Cross Country Study?:	No
Comparative Study?:	No
Literature review?:	No
Government or policy study?:	No
Time Period(s) of Collection:	2008 2012
Funder(s):

Abstract

“A set of representative consumer surveys shows that in the Netherlands unauthorized file sharing of music has declined substantially between 2008 and 2012. It decreased slightly for games, but almost doubled for films and TV series. Overall, file sharing dropped from 38% to 27% of the population. The empirical evidence presented supports the hypothesis that adequate legal services for downloading and streaming music helped to reduce file sharing, whereas a lack of good digital audiovisual services made consumers turn to illegal alternatives.”

Main Results of the Study

• Unauthorised downloading of music declined between 2008 and 2012, from 35% of the population to 22%; by contrast, film and TV series increased from 11% to 18%.
• Respondents considered legal online music services as more available and affordable, than audiovisual services, which the study suggests may contribute to the declining rate of piracy of music content. By contrast, those who download films or TV series from illegal sources believe that the availability from illegal sources is better than legal.

Policy Implications as Stated By Author

Policy makers and content creators should focus on improving the availability, affordability, and technical quality of legal online sources, in order to reroute consumers from sources of illegal content.

Coverage of Study

Coverage of Fundamental Issues

Issue	Included within Study
Relationship between protection (subject matter/term/scope) and supply/economic development/growth/welfare
Relationship between creative process and protection - what motivates creators (e.g. attribution; control; remuneration; time allocation)?
Harmony of interest assumption between authors and publishers (creators and producers/investors)
Effects of protection on industry structure (e.g. oligopolies; competition; economics of superstars; business models; technology adoption)
Understanding consumption/use (e.g. determinants of unlawful behaviour; user-generated content; social media)

Coverage of Evidence Based Policies

Issue	Included within Study
Nature and Scope of exclusive rights (hyperlinking/browsing; reproduction right)
Exceptions (distinguish innovation and public policy purposes; open-ended/closed list; commercial/non-commercial distinction)
Mass digitisation/orphan works (non-use; extended collective licensing)
Licensing and Business models (collecting societies; meta data; exchanges/hubs; windowing; crossborder availability)
Fair remuneration (levies; copyright contracts)
Enforcement (quantifying infringement; criminal sanctions; intermediary liability; graduated response; litigation and court data; commercial/non-commercial distinction; education and awareness)

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