Zoom su conoscenze, percezioni e prassi relative al diritto d’autore. L’analisi multivariata della ricerca “Il diritto d’autore e la sua evoluzione”

Zoom on knowledge, perceptions and practices relating to copyright. The analysis multivariata.Per deepen the first results of the quantitative analysis, bivariate analysis was carried out, aimed at seizing any points of convergence or divergence between different subgroups in the knowledge of the laws on copyright, in the perception of the rules regulate and behaviors of use or exchange of cultural products protected. About knowledge, there are no great distances in the subgroups of the sample, reflecting the fact that the issue is known more or less transversely, probably by virtue of direct experience that is not for the acquisition of academic knowledge. Unlike the case of reviews: computer scientists are the most critical of the existing laws, followed (sometimes unexpectedly) by economists. Students of communication and letters are placed in an intermediate position, while those of jurisprudence are, predictably, more conservative. The entire sample, however, believes that copyright protects more manufacturers, publishers, authors or distributors. And a clear majority of respondents from different faculties indicates damage as a solution to piracy is not so much the greater hardness of the application of existing rules or the increase of the control systems, since the reduction of the costs of cultural products copyable. Not surprisingly, more than three quarters of respondents downloading protected products to achieve savings. It is mainly because the film to be acquired for free, but the books are sought after mainly because nowhere to be found online and music, as well as for his generosity to assess the opportunity to purchase. The possession of pirated copies, finally, is transversal to different categories. It is a phenomenon in which the role of friends or relatives as content distributors exceeds that of online piracy and illegal sale. A case that reveals that the new media have amplified behaviors violation already widespread before the revolution brought by the Web and file-sharing. Zoom on knowledge, perceptions and practices related to copyright. The multivariate analysisIn order to investigate the first results of the quantitative analysis, a bivariate analysis was the carried out. Its aim was to catch any points of convergence or divergence between different subgroups in the knowledge of the laws on copyright, in the perception of the laws and in the use or exchange of protected cultural products.With regard to knowledge, there are small distances in the subgroups of the specimen demonstrating That copyright is well known by everyone, probably Because of experiences and not Because Of study. Opinions are a different matter: Students in Computer Engineering are the most critical

Zoom su conoscenze, percezioni e prassi relative al diritto d’autore. L’analisi multivariata. Per approfondire i primi risultati dell’analisi quantitativa, è stata effettuata un’analisi bivariata, volta a cogliere eventuali punti di convergenza o divergenza tra sottogruppi diversi nella conoscenza delle leggi sul diritto d’autore, nella percezione delle norme che lo regolano e nei comportamenti d’uso o scambio di prodotti culturali tutelati. A proposito delle conoscenze, non si registrano grandi distanze nei sottogruppi del campione, a dimostrazione del fatto che il tema è conosciuto più o meno trasversalmente, probabilmente più in virtù di esperienze dirette che non per l’acquisizione di conoscenze universitarie. Diverso è il caso delle opinioni: sono gli informatici i più critici nei confronti delle leggi esistenti, seguiti (talvolta inaspettatamente) dagli economisti. Gli studenti di comunicazione e lettere si collocano in una posizione intermedia, mentre quelli di giurisprudenza sono, prevedibilmente, più conservatori. Tutto il campione, comunque, crede che il diritto d’autore tuteli più produttori, editori o distributori che autori. E una netta maggioranza di intervistati di facoltà diverse indica come soluzione ai danni da pirateria non tanto la maggiore durezza dell’applicazione delle norme esistenti o l’incremento dei sistemi di controllo, quanto la riduzione dei costi dei prodotti culturali copiabili. Non a caso, oltre tre quarti degli intervistati scaricano prodotti protetti per ottenere un risparmio. Sono soprattutto i film a essere acquisiti perché gratis, ma i libri sono ricercati online soprattutto perché introvabili e la musica, oltre che per la sua gratuità, per valutarne l’opportunità di acquisto. Il possesso di copie pirata, infine, è trasversale a categorie diverse. È un fenomeno in cui il ruolo di amici o parenti come distributori di contenuti supera quello della pirateria online e della vendita abusiva. Un caso che svela che i new media hanno amplificato comportamenti di violazione già diffusi prima della rivoluzione portata dal Web e dal file-sharing. Zoom on knowledge, perceptions and practices related to copyright. The multivariate analysis In order to investigate the first results of quantitative analysis, a bivariate analysis was carried out. Its aim was to catch any points of convergence or divergence between different subgroups in the knowledge of the laws on copyright, in the perception of the laws and in the use or exchange of protected cultural products. With regard to knowledge, there are small distances in the subgroups of the specimen demonstrating that copyright is well known by everyone, probably because of experiences and not because of study. Opinions are a different matter: Students in Computer Engineering are the most critical; Law Students are more conservative and those studying Literature and Communication are in an intermediate position. However, the whole specimen believes that copyright laws protect the producers, the publishers or the distributors more than the authors. A strong majority of respondents indicates that the solution to piracy is the reduction of cultural products costs. Over three-quarters of those interviewed download protected products for saving money. The online films are preferred because they are free; the books are chosen when it’s hard to find them in libraries and in bookshops, and music is downloaded to evaluate the opportunity of purchasing an entire CD. Finally, the possession of non-original copies cuts across different categories. Friends or relatives seem to be the first distributors of protected content (before online piracy or illegal sale), suggesting that the new media has brought forth new and advanced means of violation.