ALMOST all Singaporeans know that illegal downloads of the latest U2 album or Wolverine movie is wrong.

Most even slam such downloads as theft and know they can get into legal trouble over it, according to the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore's (Ipos) second biennial survey on Singaporeans' attitudes toward intellectual property.

But not as many actually walk their talk, or feel the social stigma over their online piracy, said Ipos' director-general, Ms Liew Woon Yin.

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