Individual's informational readiness towards online piracy behavioral act

What is it about?

The purpose of this research paper is to participate in finding a real solution that will help in decreasing the amount of online piracy conducted in the Kingdom of Bahrain. This research includes an empirical analysis to measure the awareness of the citizens of Bahrain regarding online piracy. This research applies an exploratory quantitative approach with sample of 374 of Bahraini citizens selected randomly. The results of the survey were obtained via online and paper based. In addition to that, interviews were conducted with individuals who have significant effect on the society and work force in Bahrain. The research findings confirm that online piracy cannot be stopped and developing an online piracy law is not the solution. However, increasing the user's informational based-readiness against pirated behavior and using strategies such as training and motivation will definitely participate in decreasing the amount of online piracy conducted. Research limitations of the study could be the complexity of the problem which may affect the method used for acquiring the results of this research; the scope of this research has shifted while trying to find the optimal approach in minimizing online piracy acts in Bahraini setting. The findings require further investigation and validation using large sample. This topic has been chosen as a challenge in finding a real solution for a critical problem but the innovation in this research lies in considering and proposing a non-technical solution.

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