My scholarly article which I found using Galileo and databases is entitled, It won’t happen to me: An assessment of optimism bias in music piracy, written by Ankur Nandedkar and Vishal Midha. This academic article is about how piracy continues to be a threat to the global economy. The authors attempt to explain this paradox by using the concept of optimism bias. Results of structural equation modeling using a sample of 219 college students provide evidence that individuals having an optimism bias engage in piracy because they consider themselves to be at lower risk than average compared to a group. Implications for practice and future research avenues are discussed. I can use this in my research as evidence for why people commit this crime. I can also use specific statistics from the study to back my claims. The second article which is a popular article is found in Time Magazine. The article is titled, The Battle Over Music piracy by Lev Grossman. It discusses how the website Amazon plans to set up a online music store which pretty much gives away free music, unlike iTunes which requires you to pay per song. The article talks about how free music could be critical for these sites that depend on an income. I could use this article along with my others, to show how piracy of the media is taking over. Facts and statistics from this source can also be used.
Ankur, N., & Vishal, M. (n.d). It won’t happen to me: An assessment of optimism bias in music piracy. Computers In Human Behavior,2841-48. doi:10.1016/j.chb.
Grossman, Lev, "The Battle Over Music" Time Magazine 24 May. 2007. 20-21 Print.
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