Cross-National Attitudes and Perceptions Concerning Software Piracy: A Comparative Study of Students From the United States and China

Abstract

Students' attitudes and perceptions regarding the use of unlicensed software are important to educators and businesses. Students have a proven propensity to pirate software and other intellectual property. By understanding how attitudes and perceptions toward software piracy differ among university students in a cross-national context, educators and business leaders will be better at communicating acceptable usage polices to protect valuable intellectual property in a global information technology environment.

Keywords:

• China
• cross-national
• unlicensed software piracy