Religiosity and Music Copyright Theft Among Canadian Baptist Youth

This study examines the views of 706 Canadian Baptist youth (between the ages of 14 and 18 years) on the moral issue of music copyright theft, and explores the influence on these views of age, sex, Sunday church attendance, personal prayer, personal Bible reading, and conservative Bible believing. The participants were attending Springforth 2005 (a major Canadian Baptist Youth Conference). The data demonstrate a high level of acceptance of music copyright theft, with only 26% of the participants agreeing that downloading copyright music from the Internet without paying is always wrong. Employing multiple regression modelling, the data demonstrated that, as Canadian Baptist youth mature (grew older), as they became more familiar with Bible teaching (through frequent reading of the scriptures), and as they became more integrated within the community of faith (through frequent Sunday church attendance), so they take a tougher line against music copyright theft. Notes Note. A high score on "Music" indicates rejection of copyright theft. Additional informationNotes on contributorsBRUCE G. FAWCETT Bruce G. Fawcett is Director of Doctoral Studies, Academic Dean, and Associate Professor of Leadership at the Acadia Divinity College of Acadia University, Canada. LESLIE J. FRANCIS Leslie J. Francis is Professor of Religions and Education at the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. AMANDA J. HENDERSON Amanda J. Henderson is a student at the Acadia Divinity College of Acadia University, Canada. MANDY ROBBINS Mandy Robbins is Senior Lecturer at Glyndŵr University, Wrexham, UK. JODY LINKLETTER Jody Linkletter is Associate Director of Doctoral Studies and Lecturer in Youth and Family Ministries at the Acadia Divinity College of Acadia University, Canada.