Dear all, During three days in April last year the Cybernorms Research Group conducted a big survey study called The Research Bay in cooperation with the file-sharing site The Pirate Bay. The aim was to explore the demographics of the file-sharing community on site, using the huge user base of The Pirate Bay to grasp what the file-sharing phenomenon (and debate) is all about. The response was tremendous. During the three days we got over 75.000 answers from all parts of the world, which gave us a great insight and an even greater collection of data regarding issues like file-sharing, anonymization, leech/seed ratio and much more.
Now we are doing it again. Three days from today, meaning from Wednesday to Friday this week, we once again are on the front of The Pirate Bay. The survey is very similar to the one we used last year, with minor changes and additions. This to make the data as comparable as possible. Our survey is not the first study that deals with file-sharing. Within the Cybernorms Research Group we have several others that we use to compare and even deeper understand the issues that interest us. Other researchers have done similar work in other contexts. Still, we think that it is most vital to explore the field from within. This is why we have chosen to partner up with a site like The Pirate Bay. If you want to read more about the Cybernorms Research Group and the researchers connected to it, please check out www.cybernorms.net or the Swedish blog at www.cybernormer.se - and also the attached email thread from earlier on this list. Best, Marcin -------- Ursprungligt meddelande -------- Ämne: Re: [liberationtech] Young File-Sharers Respond To Tough Laws By Buying a VPN Datum: Wed, 02 May 2012 12:12:38 +0200 Från: Marcin de Kaminski <[email protected]> Till: liberationtech <[email protected]> Hey James, Thanks for spreading the word. The study that Torrentfreak wrote about is a part of the Cybernorms Research Group and our studies regarding social norm strength related to legal interventions and sanctions regarding online usage. This study was the third in a series of identical studies, conducted in feb 09 (during the TPB trial and pre-IPRED); oct 09 (post-IPRED) and feb 12 (long term post-IPRED and in the middle of a new enforcement campaign against filesharers in Sweden). The first is described here: http://www.psocommons.org/policyandinternet/vol2/iss4/art4/ The second here: http://nms.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/04/09/1461444812439553.abstract The third is accepted, but needs to go through some peer review first before publishing. The linked articles should be possible to download if you're on an university network. Or if you have such friends... Best, Marcin James Losey skrev 2012-05-02 11.36: > Hi All, > > Fascinating article from Torrent Freak on the growing data obfuscation arms > race: use of VPNs by younger users is up 40% over the last couple years. I > look forward tow reading the full study. > http://torrentfreak.com/young-file-sharers-respond-to-tough-laws-by-buying-a-vpn-120501/ > > Best, > James > -- Marcin de Kaminski: Internet researcher, adviser, analyst Phone: 0768-045151 (Int: 0046768045151) WWW: http://www.dekaminski.se Twitter: http://twitter.com/dekaminski _______________________________________________ liberationtech mailing list [email protected] Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech
