Fostering the conversion of free users to premium subscribers and retaining those premium
users are critical objectives for freemium service providers. Building on consumer value …

This study focuses on one of the newer forms of software piracy, known as digital piracy, and
uses the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as a framework to attempt to determine factors …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to summarise and evaluate the literature on digital
consumer behaviour and attitudes towards digital piracy. Design/methodology/approach …

Recent technological and market forces have profoundly impacted the music industry.
Emphasizing threats from peer-to-peer (P2P) technologies, the industry continues to seek …

The focus of this study is to examine the motivations of online community members to share
information and rumors. We investigated an online community of interest, the members of …

The music industry has repeatedly expressed concerns over potentially devastating impacts
of online music sharing. Initial attempts to control online file sharing have been primarily …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to understand music sharing behaviour on social
networking services (SNS). This study suggests and examines a research model which …

Despite a consensus that sales of physical albums have declined with the increasing
prevalence of digital music, this seemingly unequivocal observation may not be true …

Illicit music downloading is a problem for music industry groups. A rational theory of
delinquency holds that actors weigh the costs and benefits before committing a deviant act …

Online music streaming services have become popular in listening to music. Most online
music streaming services employ the freemium business model. The specific gratifications …