Abstract
In an attempt to both provide added services to students and help curb the growing problem of music piracy on college campuses, many universities have implemented legal digital music services. The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) was one of these universities, where the Cdigix Ctrax service is provided to students. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of such a strategy, Information Technology Services (ITS) at RIT requested the services of Dr. Samuel McQuade, who administered a Webbased survey to all Ctrax users and an equal number of randomly selected non-Ctrax using students at RIT. In total, 447 students responded to the survey. This thesis represents a secondary analysis of the data gathered from that survey within the context of social learning. The findings reveal that social learning theory provides a useful framework for explaining illegitimate P2P at RIT and potentially on college campuses across the nation.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Social learning; Social psychology; Peer-to-peer architecture (Computer networks); Internet--Social aspects; Downloading of data; Copyright infringement
Publication Date
11-13-2006
Document Type
Thesis
Department, Program, or Center
Department of Communication (CLA)
Advisor
Pugliese, Rudy - Chair
Advisor/Committee Member
McQuade, Samuel
Recommended Citation
Fisk, Nathan, "Social learning theory as a model for illegitimate peer-to-peer use and the effects of implementing a legal music downloading service on peer-to-peer music piracy" (2006). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/4130
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Comments
Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: LB1084 .F47 2006