Factors that Influence the Intention to Pirate Software and Media
| Autor: | Timothy Paul Cronan, Sulaiman Al-Rafee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
Copying Digital material business.industry Theory of planned behavior ComputingMilieux_LEGALASPECTSOFCOMPUTING Advertising Variance (accounting) General Business Management and Accounting Behavior control Software Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Moral obligation Business and International Management Business ethics Psychology business Law |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Business Ethics. 78:527-545 |
| ISSN: | 1573-0697 0167-4544 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10551-007-9366-8 |
| Popis: | This study focuses on one of the newer forms of software piracy, known as digital piracy, and uses the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as a framework to attempt to determine factors that influence digital piracy (the illegal copying/downloading of copyrighted software and media files). This study examines factors, which could determine an individual's intention to pirate digital material (software, media, etc.). Past piracy behavior and moral obligation, in addition to the prevailing theories of behavior (Theory of Planned Behavior), were studied to determine the influence on digital piracy intention. Based on the results of this study, planned behavioral factors in addition to past piracy behavior and moral obligation were found to influence an individual's intention to pirate digital material. Attitude, past piracy behavior, perceived behavior control, and moral obligation explained 71 percent of the intention to pirate variance. Using these results, a better understanding of why individuals pirate is presented and can be used to help combat digital piracy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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