Which of the following is an effect of intellectual property theft?

Responses

Record companies lose money because people download songs for free online.
Record companies lose money because people download songs for free online.

Book companies lose money because people download books online.
Book companies lose money because people download books online.

Book companies lose money because of used bookstores.
Book companies lose money because of used bookstores.

Movie companies lose money because people wait for the movies to come on DVD.

1 answer

The following responses describe effects of intellectual property theft:

  1. Record companies lose money because people download songs for free online.
  2. Book companies lose money because people download books online.

These examples specifically highlight the loss of revenue due to unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material.

The other options, regarding used bookstores and movie companies losing money due to waiting for DVDs, do not directly pertain to intellectual property theft in the same way.