| The software industry has shown phenomenal growth over the past twenty-five years with sales over {dollar}20 billion yearly and rising. Piracy has become a major concern with piracy rates in some countries over 90% of total software in use. This study examines five determinants of piracy and their levels in seven countries. Western countries studied include Australia and the U.S. Asian countries studied are China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Two Hispanic countries were included, Colombia and Mexico. Two separate studies are presented. The first is a macro-level study with fifty-eight countries. The explanatory variables include; Individualism/Collectivism, Power Distance, Per Capita GDP and Trade Dependency on the U.S.A regression model is presented. The primary data study includes data from 1,052 people in the seven countries and the explanatory variables include; Power Distance Within a Country, Power Distance Among Countries, Perception of Others Copying and Perceived Wealth to explain Propensity to Pirate. |
