Online piracy in the context of routine activities and subjective norms

Petrescu, Maria; Gironda, John T.; Korgaonkar, Pradeep K.

doi:10.1080/0267257x.2018.1452278

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“…The law sees digital piracy as a crime against property, a theft. It is the logic of powerful industry players, which focus on prevention efforts (Akulavic ˇius & Bartkus, 2015;Petrescu et al, 2018). Therefore, it is crucial to understand their behavior, motives, and cognitive processes in order to develop deterrent strategies and to realign them with legal standards (Hashim et al, 2018).…”

Section: Digital Piracy As Theftmentioning

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Fairness in digital sharing legal professional attitudes toward digital piracy and digital commons

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Jemielniak

2021

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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Contrary to a popular belief of lawyers having the most strict perception of law, law professionals actually strongly skew toward more favorable views of digital sharing. According to our qualitative study, relying on in‐depth interviews with 50 Harvard lawyers, digital piracy is quite acceptable. It is considered fair, especially among friends and for noncommercial purposes. We argue that this not only can indicate that the existing law is becoming outdated because of its inability to be enforced, but also that ethically it is not corresponding to what is considered fair, good service, or being societally beneficial. The common perception of relying on a fixed price for digital content is eroding. We show that on the verges of business, society, and law, there is a potential for the new paradigm of digital commons to emerge.

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Section: Digital Piracy As Theftmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fairness in digital sharing legal professional attitudes toward digital piracy and digital commons

Ciesielska

Jemielniak

2021

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“…Specifically, engaging in leisure activities could increase one’s satisfaction level with the activity, which subsequently shows a positive attitude toward the activities (Eskiler et al , 2019). In the cybercrime context, it was confirmed that when individuals are exposed frequently to the virtual environment, it will lead them to have attitudes change toward cybercrime activities, such as online software piracy (Petrescu et al , 2018).…”

Section: Recommendations For Phishing Prevention: the Importance Of A...mentioning

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Phishing victimization among Malaysian young adults: cyber routine activities theory and attitude in information sharing online

Lee

Gan

Liew

2022

JAP

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the influence of exposure to motivated offenders who may alter the vulnerability levels to phishing victimization. This is particularly focused on explaining the influences of individuals’ online lifestyles and attitudes toward information sharing online on phishing susceptibility. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper explores the risk of phishing victimization using criminological theories. The authors draw on empirical evidence from existing cybercrime literature and revisit routine activities theory (RAT) and lifestyle RAT (LRAT) to elucidate the risk of phishing victimization. This paper proposes that cyber-RAT, which was developed from RAT and LRAT, could interpret phishing victimization. Grounded on the intervention-based theory against cybercrime phishing, this study suggests that an attitude toward precautionary behavior (information sharing online) is essential to mitigate the phishing victimization risk. Findings This paper aims to provide a clear insight into the understanding of phishing victimization risk using theoretical and empirical evidence. Originality/value The theoretical perspective outlined provides the understanding of the impacts of online routine activities on a phishing attack which in turn will increase the awareness of phishing threats. The important role of the precautionary countermeasure, that is, attitudes toward information sharing online is highlighted to reconcile the phishing victimization risk.

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“…Therefore, the following procedures were undertaken in accordance with recommended guidelines for appropriate scale development processes by Hinkin (1998) andChurchill (1979). First, the items were developed perusing the literature on RAT and using items from established measurement scales applied in many other settings such as cyberstalking (Reyns, Henson, & Fisher, 2011), malware activities (Bossler & Holt, 2009), software piracy (Petrescu, Gironda & Korgaonkar, 2018;Tan, 2002), and robbery (Spano & Nagy, 2005). These were adapted to reflect the shoplifting context of our study.…”

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Preventing shoplifting: Exploring online comments to propose a model

Korgaonkar

Gironda

Petrescu

et al. 2019

Psychology and Marketing

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In recent years, the marketing literature has expended considerable effort to understand and theorize consumer misbehavior. However, scant research theoretically explores shoplifting. This is surprising, as currently, the annual cost of shoplifting is close to $50 billion in the United States. Utilizing a mixed‐methods approach, we conduct two studies. Study 1 is a qualitative content analysis of online consumer discussions with regard to shoplifting. Study 2 is an empirical examination that uses a US national sample of n = 1,001 consumers; it is designed to test specific hypotheses regarding antecedents to consumers’ intentions to shoplift using an interdisciplinary theoretical framework from criminology, psychology, and marketing. The model integrates research from these different disciplines to improve our understanding of shoplifting by offering avenues to tackle it that supersede traditional security measures in retail. The integrated conceptual framework extends the theory of planned behavior and routine activity theory in understanding the behavioral intentions behind shoplifting. The results show that the suitability of shoplifting targets, offender motivation, and the absence of capable guardians affect potential offenders’ attitudes, subjective norms, and confidence in their ability to shoplift, which, in turn, all influence the intention to shoplift. The results contribute to our understanding of shoplifting and provide implications for retail practitioners over and above merely augmenting store security.

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Online piracy in the context of routine activities and subjective norms

Cited by 26 publications

References 117 publications

Fairness in digital sharing legal professional attitudes toward digital piracy and digital commons

Fairness in digital sharing legal professional attitudes toward digital piracy and digital commons

Phishing victimization among Malaysian young adults: cyber routine activities theory and attitude in information sharing online

Preventing shoplifting: Exploring online comments to propose a model

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