Majeres' Musings

A thanks to the Youth who recognize that a bastion of freedom exists on Hard Drives and the thoughts that can originate from them have their political futures tied as well.

Too bad some of the youth do not recognize that for what it is.

A scream for maintaining freedom.  A bartering of goods without government intervention.  A giving from one person to another,  their property,  without government or corporate intervention.

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Two-thirds of U.S. college students see nothing unethical about downloading digital copyrighted files without paying, a survey found.

In addition, 52 percent think downloading music without paying is acceptable behavior in the workplace, according to the survey released by Business Software Alliance.

The survey reveals 45 percent of students are using campus networks for downloading activities.

Downloading music is a gateway to downloading software, the survey found. Among students who say they would always download music or movies without paying for them, 27 percent said they regularly download software from a peer-to-peer network.

Generation Y has largely grown up using the Internet and the majority of this group is extremely comfortable with technology, said Diane Smiroldo, BSA's vice president for public affairs. Unfortunately, this survey shows students who engage in these illegal behaviors are likely to continue after college and when they enter the business world.

The survey, conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs, polled 1,000 students and 200 university faculty and administrators' digital piracy attitudes and behaviors.

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cheers :) majere