Examining the effects of utilities and involvement on intentions to engage in digital piracy

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Highlights：

• Utility of purchasing copyrighted files decreases intention to download pirated files.

• Utility of downloading pirated files increases intention to download pirated files.

• Involvement moderates relationship between downloading utility and intention.

• Involvement does not moderate relationship between purchasing utility and intention.

摘要

•Utility of purchasing copyrighted files decreases intention to download pirated files.•Utility of downloading pirated files increases intention to download pirated files.•Involvement moderates relationship between downloading utility and intention.•Involvement does not moderate relationship between purchasing utility and intention.

论文关键词：Digital piracy,Downloading,Involvement,Peer-to-peer,Utility,Uses and gratifications

论文评审过程：Received 17 June 2015, Revised 7 March 2016, Accepted 9 March 2016, Available online 15 March 2016, Version of Record 15 March 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.029