Toward a profile of student software piraters
Ronald R. Sims, Hsing K. Cheng, Hildy Teegen
Journal of Business Ethics · 1996 · Volume 15 · Issue 8
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Economic Growth, Graduate Student, Young Student, Software Piracy, Software Publisher
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