Attitudes and awareness

Attitudes and Behaviours of Consumers in the Digital Age: Policy Bulletin

Attitudes and Behaviours of Consumers in the Digital Age: Policy Bulletin

The Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy proposes a new framework for looking at the consumption decisions made by consumers. This interdisciplinary conceptual framework views all types of consumer behaviour, both legal and illegal, as a rational response to a particular set of choices.

Date published: July 2010

Author(s): SABIP

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Changing Attitudes and Behaviour in the 'Non-Internet' Digital World

Changing Attitudes and Behaviour in the 'Non-Internet' Digital World and their Implications for Intellectual Property

A review of changing attitudes and behaviour towards non-internet sharing of digital media. The report identifies a new framework for looking at the consumption decisions made by consumers.

Commissioned by: SABIP
Date published: January 2010

Author(s): BOP Consulting

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Consumer Attitudes and Behaviour in the Digital Age: Research Options

Consumer Attitudes and Behaviour in the Digital Age: Research Options

In early 2010, BOP Consulting was commissioned to identify relevant research options available to generate longitudinal data about consumer attitudes and behaviour. This short report sets out BOP’s proposals and provides indicative timescales and costs.

Commissioned by: SABIP
Date published: July 2010

Author(s): BOP Consulting

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Copycats? Digital Consumers in the Online Age

Copycats? Digital Consumers in the Online Age

An evaluation of web-based digital consumer behaviour and attitudes and their implications for intellectual property policy. Commissioned by the Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy, it aims to provide a robust evidence base to help guide policy makers in this strategic area.

Commissioned by: SABIP
Date published: May 2009

Author(s): Robin Hunt, Peter Williams, Ian Rowlands and David Nicholas (CIBER team, University College London).

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Fake Nation? A Study into Everyday Crime

Fake Nation? A Study into Everyday Crime

This publication details the background, empirical and analytical research undertaken during the Intellectual Property Theft and Organised Crime (IPTOC) project and provides a robust insight into contemporary consumption of counterfeit/pirated goods and illegal downloading.

Commissioned by: UK Patent Office (now IPO), Organised Crime Task Force (OCTF), British Video Association (BVA), British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Business Software Alliance (BSA), Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT)

Date published: 2005

Author(s): Dr Jo Bryce, Dr Jason Rutter

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Future Copyright Development

Future Copyright Development

This project engaged rights holders and users in a review of the copyright system to help set an agenda for future copyright policy.

Commissioned by: IPO, COI
Date published: May 2009

Author(s): BMRB Social Research

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The Hidden Marketplace - Protecting Intellectual Property in the Workplace

The Hidden Marketplace - Protecting Intellectual Property in the Workplace

Research into IP infringement in the workplace: awareness, attitudes and enforcement.

Commissioned by: IPO
Date published: December 2008

Author(s): Patricia Lennon

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The Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy (SABIP) 2009-10 Annual Report

The Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy (SABIP) 2009-10 Annual Report

The Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy (SABIP) was established in June 2008, as an advisory Non-Departmental Public Body. SABIP's objective was to give Ministers and the Chief Executive of the IPO independent policy advice based on solid evidence.
The report covers the period from 1 April 2009 to 30 July 2010 when SABIP was dissolved.

Commissioned by: SABIP
Date published: 2011

Author(s): SABIP

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UK Intellectual Property Awareness Survey 2010

UK Intellectual Property Awareness Survey 2010

This report presents findings from the second UK IP Awareness Survey, giving an accurate benchmark indication of the state of IP awareness in the UK across all sizes of firm and all sectors of industry.

Commissioned by: IPO
Date published: March 2011

Author(s): Dr. Robert Pitkethly (St. Peter's College & Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre Oxford University)

UK Intellectual Property Awareness Survey 2006

UK Intellectual Property Awareness Survey 2006

This preliminary report presents the initial findings from the first UK IP Awareness Survey, giving an accurate benchmark indication of the state of IP awareness in the UK across all sizes of firm and all sectors of industry.

Commissioned by: IPO
Date published: 2006

Author(s): Dr. Robert Pitkethly (Said Business School Oxford University & Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre St. Peter's College)

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