Lawfulness how many do you were downloaded or streamed – lawfully As highlighted by the 2015 survey, there is a large proportion of the Australian public who are not confident they know what is lawful and what is unlawful in terms of downloading, streaming/accessing and sharing content through the internet (see Chapter 6.5). Therefore, in addition to some people being reluctant to admit to engaging in unlawful activities, some people may not be aware that what they are doing is necessarily unlawful, and hence the level of unlawful activity may be under-reported. Key metrics With respect to assessing levels of copyright infringement for each content category, the approach is consistent throughout the survey, filtering down from general online behaviour towards the potentially sensitive topic of infringement. Within each category, key metrics are reported at two levels: Respondent level For example, the total number and proportion of the – Australian population who undertook an activity such as downloading music; Volume level For example, the number of music tracks downloaded in – the past three months, or the number of music tracks lawfully obtained. The key metrics throughout this report are summarised in the following table: 2.4.2: Key metrics Assessing levels of online infringement Topic Respondent level Volume level General 1. Done in the past 3 months behaviour 2. Frequency 3. Median volumes (past 3 months) among those who have done activity
Lawfulness – how many do you were downloaded or streamed lawfully As highlighted by the 2015 survey, there is a large proportion of the Australian public who are not confident they know what is lawful and what is unlawful in terms of downloading, streaming/accessing and sharing content through the internet (see Chapter 6.5). Therefore, in addition to some people being reluctant to admit to engaging in unlawful activities, some people may not be aware that what they are doing is necessarily unlawful, and hence the level of unlawful activity may be under-reported. Key metrics With respect to assessing levels of copyright infringement for each content category, the approach is consistent throughout the survey, filtering down from general online behaviour towards the potentially sensitive topic of infringement. Within each category, key metrics are reported at two levels: Respondent level – For example, the total number and proportion of the Australian population who undertook an activity such as downloading music; Volume level – For example, the number of music tracks downloaded in the past three months, or the number of music tracks lawfully obtained. The key metrics throughout this report are summarised in the following table: 2.4.2: Key metrics Assessing levels of online infringement Topic Respondent level Volume level General behaviour 1. Done in the past 3 months 2. Frequency 3. Median volumes (past 3 months) among those who have done activity
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