The effect of music streaming services on music piracy among college students

• Published in: Computers in human behavior Vol. 45; pp. 69 - 76
• Main Authors: Borja, Karla, Dieringer, Suzanne, Daw, Jesse
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Attitudes and collective views; Colleges; Computer programs; Computer simulation; Digital music piracy; Downloading; Logit model; Mathematical models; Music; Music industry; Music streaming; Piracy; Risk; Students; Attitudes and collective views; Music industry; Music streaming; Digital music piracy; Logit model

•We analyze the impact of music streaming services in digital music piracy.•Using a sample of 197 surveys, we evaluate correlations between groups.•We develop a Logit regression model to test five hypothesis regarding music piracy.•We find that music streamers are more likely to illegally download m...