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Ten years after: Music consumers and the decade of the teens

Ten years after: Music consumers and the decade of the teens | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"As the decade comes to a close, analyst Russ Crupnick of MusicWatch looks back at how music and how we discover and consume it has changed over the last 10 years ..."

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Ten reasons why people pirate and illegally download movies, songs, and software

Ten reasons why people pirate and illegally download movies, songs, and software | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"Fossbytes is a technology news and tutorial website that covers security and hacker news, open source, Windows 10, Ubuntu, and programming languages ..."

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What motivates people to record and upload pirated movies and music?

What motivates people to record and upload pirated movies and music? | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"Piracy is big. Despite the big media companies playing Whack-A-Mole with the Pirate Bay, it's probably around to stay. I used to pirate files, services like Spotify and Netflix have stopped me ..."

Alyssa's curator insight, August 25, 2019 7:20 PM
This article caught my eye because I am interested in the psychology behind essentially what ' makes' a person go through with pirating. I sense a Robin Hood complex, as most of these people committing the crime say they do it to ' give back to the community'. Makeuseof.com is a well known tech site, claiming its mission is to help users ' deconstruct the world of technology and gadgets'. Some sites  say it can be biased.
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Police placing ads on piracy sites

Police placing ads on piracy sites | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"The City of London police has started placing banner advertisements on websites believed to be offering pirated content illegally ..."

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This music industry game wants to educate you on the effects of piracy

This music industry game wants to educate you on the effects of piracy | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"Music Inc is a new game made by UK Music, the Intellectual Property Office and Aardman Animations, that is designed to educate users about the potential damage caused by music piracy  ..."

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iTunes, Spotify, Kindle: Reinventing how you spend

iTunes, Spotify, Kindle: Reinventing how you spend | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"Digital subscriptions have successfully cracked the retail code. Pioneering a new merchandising format that makes people spend compulsively, media services are fostering consumption habits and out-doing traditional retail with classic upselling tactics ..." 

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Web pirates are stealing from sports broadcasters - Crain's New York Business

Web pirates are stealing from sports broadcasters - Crain's New York Business | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"First music, then movies. Now it's the sports industry that's about to get disrupted by the Web ..."

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Google takes down several Pirate Bay apps, says no to piracy - Digital Trends

Google takes down several Pirate Bay apps, says no to piracy - Digital Trends | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"Likely as a result of pressure from copyright holders, Google proactively removed four Pirate Bay-related apps from the Play Store ..."

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UK movie theaters say no to Google Glass | Digital Trends

UK movie theaters say no to Google Glass | Digital Trends | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"UK movie theaters have moved pretty quickly to close their auditorium doors on Google Glass, fearing the gadget may be used by movie pirates to make illicit recordings of blockbusters. The gadget was launched in the UK ..."

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Is the pop album dead? - Irish Examiner

Is the pop album dead? - Irish Examiner | consumer psychology | Scoop.it

"The explanation may lie in more fundamental shifts in consumer behaviour. Have we given up on albums in the same way that we've given up on type-writers, wrist watches and black and white TVs?..."

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