Study title

Finnish Views on the Copyright System 2019

Dataset ID Number

FSD3480

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3480
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3480

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Center for Cultural Policy Research
• Kautio, Tiina (Center for Cultural Policy Research)
• Oksanen-Särelä, Katja (Center for Cultural Policy Research)
• Kurlin Niiniaho, Ari (Center for Cultural Policy Research)

Abstract

The survey charted Finnish views on the copyright system. Main themes included the respondents' knowledge of intellectual property law, legal use of copyrighted material, own creative activity and creative reuse of copyrighted material, illegal use of copyrighted material, and opinions on the copyright system. The questions were mainly posed in the context of the Internet. The study was conducted as part of the Center for Cultural Policy Research (Cupore) research project 'Assessment of the Finnish Copyright System'. The project is funded by a subsidy granted to Cupore by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

First, the survey charted the respondents' self-perceived knowledge of intellectual property law, whether the respondents thought information on copyright issues was sufficiently available to them, and from which sources they had received information on matters related to copyright (e.g. friends or colleagues, news media, school, training provided by workplace, Internet services on legal information). The respondents were asked about their legal use of copyrighted material, such as listening to music or watching movies or series on streaming services, downloading music or movies/TV series, listening to audiobooks or podcasts, or downloading digital games. They were also asked which of the previously mentioned online materials they had used at least once a week in the past month. Sharing of online content produced by others, such as photos, music or videos, was surveyed next, and the respondents were asked whether they had come across any content that they were not sure they were allowed to share and whether they had shared the content anyway.

Next, the respondents were asked about online copyrighted content that they had produced and shared themselves. The use of copyrighted material produced by others as part of their own content was examined, and the respondents were asked whether they had asked the original creator's permission to include their material, and if not, why they hadn't. Problems with attaining a permission to use copyrighted material and the use of the respondents' own copyrighted material by others were also charted. The respondents were asked whether they had knowingly used or shared online material that was illegally available in the past 12 months and if yes, why (e.g. the supply of legal content was insufficient, they were unwilling to pay for the material, illegally distributed material was easier to get and more quickly available).

Finally, the respondents' views on how easy it is to recognise copyrighted material on the Internet were surveyed. Reasons for using legally available over illegally available content were also examined (e.g. because the respondents thought that the law should be followed or that the legally available content was of better quality). The respondents' opinions on various statements concerning the copyright system were charted, for example, whether they thought that creators should receive compensation when their content is used, that the copyright system is too restrictive, and that intellectual property law is unnecessary.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, mother tongue, occupation, household composition, type of accommodation, number and ages of children aged under 18 in the household, household size, level of education, income, and regional variables such as NUTS3 region of residence, number of inhabitants in municipality of residence, and statistical grouping of municipalities.

Keywords

Internet; creativity; intellectual property law; legislation; licences; works of art

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Cultural activities and participation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Information society (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Taloustutkimus

Time Period Covered

2019

Collection Dates

2019-10-09 – 2019-10-30

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 15-79 residing in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

Respondents were drawn using quota sampling with quotas based on distributions of age, gender, region and type of municipality of the population residing in Finland (excluding the Åland Islands). The data were collected as individual interviews by Taloustutkimus. 1,005 respondents were interviewed in 90 municipalities. The interviews were mainly conducted in the respondents' homes. In the largest cities, interviews were also conducted in shopping centres. In the case of questions surveying sensitive information, the interviewees recorded their responses on the computer themselves.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview: Computer-assisted (CAPI/CAMI)

Self-administered questionnaire: Computer-assisted (CASI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, the researcher removed more specific regional variables (municipality of residence, municipality code) from the data. Additionally, the respondent's province of residence and all open-ended responses of the type 'other, please specify' were removed from the data at FSD. Variables denoting the number of children living in the household and household size (bv10, bv12) were top coded. Variables denoting the children's ages from 0 to 17 were categorised at FSD into two new variables: children aged 0-6 years (bv9_1s) and children aged 7-17 (bv9_2s).

Commercial variables were removed from the data at FSD.

Weighting

The data contain a weight variable calculated by Taloustutkimus, which weights the data to correspond to target population (people aged 15 - 79 residing in continental Finland) distributions of age, gender, NUTS3 region of residence, and statistical grouping of municipalities (in thousands, SVT 31.12.2018). The weights were calculated based on age, gender, household size, and region of residence. Region of residence was divided into seven regions: 1) Greater Helsinki metropolitan area (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen), 2) Rest of Uusimaa, 3) Finland proper (Varsinais-Suomi) and Satakunta, 4) Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and Tavastia proper (Kanta-Häme), 5) Kymenlaakso, South Karelia, North Karelia, Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo), Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo), 6) Central Finland, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, and Ostrobothnia, and 7) North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and Lapland.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Center for Cultural Policy Research & Kautio, Tiina (Center for Cultural Policy Research) & Oksanen-Särelä, Katja (Center for Cultural Policy Research) & Kurlin Niiniaho, Ari (Center for Cultural Policy Research): Finnish Views on the Copyright System 2019 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-06-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3480

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Kautio, Tiina & Oksanen-Särelä, Katja & Kurlin Niiniaho, Ari (2020). Suomalaisten näkemykset tekijänoikeusjärjestelmästä. Cuporen verkkojulkaisuja 61. Kulttuuripolitiikan tutkimuskeskus Cupore.

Related Publications

Kautio, Tiina & Oksanen-Särelä, Katja & Kurlin Niiniaho, Ari (2020). Suomalaisten näkemykset tekijänoikeusjärjestelmästä. Cuporen verkkojulkaisuja 61. Kulttuuripolitiikan tutkimuskeskus Cupore.