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Software Piracy: Possible Causes and Cures
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Author(s): Asim El-Sheikh (The Arab Academy for Banking & Financial Sciences, Jordan), Abdullah Abdali Rashed (The Arab Academy for Banking & Financial Sciences, Jordan)and A. Graham Peace (West Virginia University, USA)
Copyright: 2005
Pages: 16
Source title:
Information Ethics: Privacy and Intellectual Property
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Lee Freeman (West Virginia University, USA)and A. Graham Peace (West Virginia University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-491-0.ch006
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Abstract
Software piracy costs the information technology industry billions of dollars in lost sales each year. This chapter presents an overview of the software piracy issue, including a review of the ethical principles involved and a summary of the latest research. In order to better illustrate some of the material presented, the results of a small research study in the country of Jordan are presented. The findings indicate that piracy among computer-using professionals is high, and that cost is a significant factor in the decision to pirate. Finally, some potential preventative mechanisms are discussed, in the context of the material presented previously in the chapter.
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