Abstract
The main aim of the present study is to investigate public university students’ social media-based copyright awareness as well as their knowledge-sharing practices. Students from a public university in Bangladesh were the target population of the study. A well-structured questionnaire was designed using Google Forms and distributed to the students via different social media platforms. A total of 267 students responded to the survey. The findings of the study showed that most of the students use Facebook and YouTube to connect with their friends and family. The majority of the students were aware of SM-based copyright practices and reported giving credit to the original writer while sharing their writings on SM. The test results found significant differences in students’ SM-based knowledge-sharing practices based on their awareness regarding SM terms and services and self-reported frequency of violating copyright in SM. However, students’ SM-based knowledge-sharing practices were significantly associated with their years of experience with SM, awareness regarding SM copyright terms and services, and their self-reported frequency of copyright violation. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first attempt in Bangladesh to examine public University students’ social media-based copyright awareness and knowledge-sharing practices.
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