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dc.contributor.author | Saujan, Iqbal | - |
dc.contributor.author | Razick, Ahamed Sarjoon | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hayathu Mohamed Ahamed, Hilmy | - |
dc.contributor.author | Nairoos, Mohamed Haniffa Mohamed | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-05T06:37:12Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-05T06:37:12Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023-08-21 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Saujan, Iqbal Mr. (2023) "Awareness of copyright infringement among undergraduates of the state universities in Sri Lanka," The Indonesian Journal of Socio-Legal Studies: Vol. 3: No. 1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2808-2591 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | 10.54828/ijsls.2023v3n1.3 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/7114 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Copyright infringement characterized by the unauthorized use of copyrighted material without creators' or authors' consent, constitutes a breach of economic and exclusive rights. This issue is pervasive in higher education institutions in Sri Lanka, manifested through theft, piracy, reuse, and plagiarism among degree-seeking students. This study explores copyright infringement awareness among undergraduates at state universities in Sri Lanka, employing primary and secondary data. Primary data were collected through Self-Administered Questionnaires (SAQ) distributed to 356 participants across academic years 2016/2017 to 2019/2020, encompassing general and honors degree programs, selected via Random Sampling Method (RSM). Data analysis, facilitated by SPSS (Version-26), yielded insights presented in tabular format. Results revealed that 58.1% of participants were unaware of copyright infringement as academic dishonesty, as well as the Sri Lankan government-enforced Intellectual Property Act No.36 of 2003, aimed at protecting intellectual property. Additionally, 77.4% acknowledged copyright infringement as a forbidden act within their religions (Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, and Hinduism Moreover, the main factors that lead to copyright infringement of study samples were a lack of awareness of copyright law (38%), costly textbooks (64.6%), and fear of lower semester grades (77.4%). These findings hold implications for academia, libraries, university administration, and policy-making, prompting proactive measures against future copyright violations. Researchers anticipate that these results will significantly contribute to future investigations in this area. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The Indonesian Journal of Socio-Legal Studies | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | The Indonesian Journal of Socio – Legal Studies | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 1-28;3 | - |
dc.subject | Copyright infringement | en_US |
dc.subject | Copyright Law | en_US |
dc.subject | Awareness of Copyright Law | en_US |
dc.subject | Intellectual Property | en_US |
dc.subject | Undergraduates | en_US |
dc.subject | Sri Lanka | en_US |
dc.title | Awareness of copyright infringement among undergraduates of the state universities in Sri Lanka | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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