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The Controversial World of On-Line File Sharing: An Investigation of Online File-sharers
Abstract
On-line file sharing has enjoyed a meteoric rise since its appearance in 1999. This phenomenon has brought with it multiple ethical and legal issues that question the technology’s legitimacy in a networked world. Despite ethical and legal questions, on-line file sharing is here to stay and will continue to proliferate. Given this, it is useful to learn more about the phenomenon of on-line file sharing. In this paper we examine the file sharers themselves % their demographics, attitudes, biases, proficiency in computer use, etc. Studying these concepts and characteristics will enable academics and practitioners to learn more about the social dimension of on-line communities and will enhance the design and development of virtual organizations.
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