The statistic shows the share of viewers who consider pirating media such as movies, television shows, or music to be theft in the United States as of August 2017, sorted by age group. During the survey, 48 percent of respondents aged 30 to 44 stated that they considered media piracy to be theft.
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Morning Consult. (August 24, 2017). Do you consider pirating media such as movies, television shows, or music to be theft? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/742454/media-piracy-theft-by-age/
Morning Consult. "Do you consider pirating media such as movies, television shows, or music to be theft?." Chart. August 24, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742454/media-piracy-theft-by-age/
Morning Consult. (2017). Do you consider pirating media such as movies, television shows, or music to be theft?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742454/media-piracy-theft-by-age/
Morning Consult. "Do You Consider Pirating Media Such as Movies, Television Shows, or Music to Be Theft?." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742454/media-piracy-theft-by-age/
Morning Consult, Do you consider pirating media such as movies, television shows, or music to be theft? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742454/media-piracy-theft-by-age/ (last visited January 30, 2025)
Do you consider pirating media such as movies, television shows, or music to be theft? [Graph], Morning Consult, August 24, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/742454/media-piracy-theft-by-age/
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