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Computer & Internet Lawyer journal article showing some of the complexities in court cases regarding intended audiences and privacy concerns. This case in particular was from a Myspace posting that was reported to police that involved a threat against a school, but was prosecuted using disorderly conduct charges.

However, the vast majority do not see online file-sharing as a big threat to creative industries. Across the board, artists and musicians are more likely to say that the internet has made it possible for them to make more money from their art than they are to say it has made it harder to protect their work from piracy or unlawful use. 52% of all artists and 55% of Paid Artists believe it should be illegal for internet users to share unauthorized copies of music and movies over file-sharing networks, compared to 37% of all artists and 35% of Paid Artists who say it should be legal.