Digital Piracy: An Integrated Theoretical Approach - Softcover

Higgins, George E.; Marcum, Catherine D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1611630274 ISBN 13: 9781611630275

Verlag: Carolina Academic Pr, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

The practice of illegally downloading copyrighted materials continues to spread globally, costing the entertainment industry and governments billions of dollars each year. Why do some people take part in this behavior? Award-winning authors, Dr. George E. Higgins and Dr. Catherine D. Marcum, address this question in Digital Piracy: An Integrated Theoretical Approach. This book provides practitioners working in information technology outside of academia, students, and scholars in multiple disciplines an integrated approach to understanding why this behavior occurs. Drawing from the empirical literature and theories from several disciplines including business, economics, information technology, sociology, law and criminology, this book brings the known facts about digital piracy in America together in one place. This book takes an important step by presenting an integrated theory, derived from the theoretical and research literatures, for understanding digital piracy that provides suggestions for reducing instances of digital piracy behavior.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

George E. Higgins is an Associate Professor in the Department of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville. Catherine D. Marcum is an Assistant Professor in the Justice Studies Program at Georgia Southern University.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Carolina Academic Pr
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1611630274
• ISBN 13: 9781611630275
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 100
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