| Characteristic | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| If legal services were cheaper | 22% |
| If it was clearer what is legal and what isn’t | 21% |
| If everything I wanted was available legally | 18% |
| If everything I wanted was available legally online as soon as it was released elsewhere | 18% |
| If I thought I might be caught | 14% |
| If legal services were better | 13% |
| If I thought I might be sued | 13% |
| If legal services were more convenient / flexible | 13% |
| If my ISP sent me a letter saying they would suspend my internet access | 12% |
| If everyone else stopped doing it | 12% |
| If I knew where to go to see whether something was legal or not | 11% |
| If there were articles in the media about people being caught | 11% |
| If a subscription service I was interested in became available | 11% |
| Nothing would make me stop | 10% |
| If my ISP sent me a letter informing me that my account had been used to infringe | 8% |
| If my ISP sent me a letter saying they would restrict my internet speed | 8% |
| If my friends or family were caught | 8% |
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Release date
July 2018
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Region
United Kingdom
Survey time period
March 2018
Number of respondents
727 respondents
Age group
12 years and older
Special properties
all who downloaded any illegal digital content.
Supplementary notes
Online (CAWI) and face-to-face (CAPI) surveys were used.
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