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one-way-for-it-to-work dept Mon, May 1st 2006 2:44am — Mike Masnick Last week, at the CATO event on copyrights, I mentioned that the oddest presentation came from a lawyer from the BSA, the software industry association best known for putting out bogus numbers every year on software piracy that even the company that manages the study admits the BSA is misrepresenting their results. Lately, the BSA and its member companies have been targeting misleading attacks on places like Indonesia and China -- in both cases, where the use of counterfeit software may be high, but the industry wants to ig...

Purpose: This research aims to develop and test a conceptual model for shaping small and medium enterprise (SME) employees' avoidance behaviour towards using pirated software. The model specifies the components of morality, spirituality, emotional intelligence and ethical values that influence employees' avoidance behaviour towards using pirated software. Design/methodology/approach: A conceptual framework was developed and tested on the basis of information technology and management literature by using data from 275 influential and active employees of SMEs. Data were collected via a...