Working Remotely During COVID-19 Pandemic Increases Information Sharing and Re-Use
Working Remotely During COVID-19 Pandemic Increases Information Sharing and Re-Use
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, announces the results of a new Information Seeking and Consumption Study by Outsell, Inc., the voice of the data, information and analytics economy.
Outsell regularly conducts quantitative studies on behalf of CCC which provide cumulative insights about how copyrighted content is used and shared in the workplace. According to results from the 2020 study, 34% of respondents working remotely reported an increase in the frequency of sharing content during the pandemic. Of those, 63% in executive roles said they are sharing more often now, compared to 27% of middle managers and 22% of individual contributors. Nearly half of study respondents (47%) are either unaware of copyright policy or unsure of its details.