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Abstract
The study aims to investigate (1) pattern of software piracy among Indonesian
students?; and (2) motivating factors of the piracy? A survey to 122 undergraduate students
in informatics discloses that rate of the software piracy among students is high. This finding is
in line with the global software piracy statistics show that the piracy rate in Indonesia is very
high, though revenue loss to the piracy is very small (1.1%) when compared to that in US and
Canada. Unaffordable price of legal software is the dominant reason. Software price
discrimination, enacting and reinforcing appropriate law consistently, and encouraging to
use open source software are recommended to combat the piracy.
Keywords: software piracy, motivation, price discrimination.
students?; and (2) motivating factors of the piracy? A survey to 122 undergraduate students
in informatics discloses that rate of the software piracy among students is high. This finding is
in line with the global software piracy statistics show that the piracy rate in Indonesia is very
high, though revenue loss to the piracy is very small (1.1%) when compared to that in US and
Canada. Unaffordable price of legal software is the dominant reason. Software price
discrimination, enacting and reinforcing appropriate law consistently, and encouraging to
use open source software are recommended to combat the piracy.
Keywords: software piracy, motivation, price discrimination.