Toward a profile of student software piraters

Efforts to counter software piracy are an increasing focus of software publishers. This study attempts to develop a profile of those who illegally copy software by looking at undergraduate and graduate students and the extent to which they pirate software. The data indicate factors that can be used...

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Authors: Sims, Ronald R. (Author) ; Cheng, Hsing K. (Author) ; Teegen, Hildy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 1996
In: Journal of business ethics
Year: 1996, Volume: 15, Issue: 8, Pages: 839-849
Further subjects:B Software Publisher
B Software Piracy
B Graduate Student
B Young Student
B Economic Growth
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Summary:Efforts to counter software piracy are an increasing focus of software publishers. This study attempts to develop a profile of those who illegally copy software by looking at undergraduate and graduate students and the extent to which they pirate software. The data indicate factors that can be used to profile the software pirater. In particular, males were found to pirate software more frequently than females and older students more than younger students, based on self-reporting.
ISSN:1573-0697
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF00381852