Sebagian download ilegal kemudian disimpan ke keping CD

Sekitar tujuh juta orang di seluruh Inggris terlibat dalam download, dan mengubah sikap pelaku diakui tidak mudah. Praktik itu sendiri menimbulkan kerugian ekonomi sangat besar. Meski demikian, menyatakan orang yang melakukan download secara melanggar hukum melakukan tindak pidana dinilai mungkin bukan langkah yang tepat.

Dengar ceritanya

The report for a body advising the government on copyright looks at consumer attitudes to illegal downloading. Researchers found 1.3 million people online on just one file-sharing network on a weekday and worked out that over a year, they were getting free access to material worth 120 billion pounds.

The report says seven million people who download illegally in the UK can't all be students, older people must also be involved. But it says there's uncertainty about what is or is not illegal, and the fact that so much on the internet is free only adds to the confusion.

The report warns the government that criminalising downloaders could have huge economic costs and might not even work.

Rory Cellan-Jones, BBC

Dengar kata-katanya

body
lembaga, organisasi

copyright
hak cipta

consumer attitudes to
sikap konsumen terhadap

getting free access to
bisa men-download tanpa membayar

must also be involved
tampak pasti juga menggunakan dowload ilegal

there's uncertainty about
tidak seorang pun tahu pasti

adds to the confusion
membuat situasi bahkan semakin kabur

criminalising
memperlakukan seseorang seperti penjahat, dan/atau menyatakan perbuatan mereka tindakan pidana yang bisa dihukum