Crime Specific Neutralizations: An Empirical Examination of Four Types of Digital Piracy

Abstract

Digital piracy is a major concern for multiple industries. The current work examines music, movie, software, and gaming piracy using a cross sectional survey methodology. The survey was administered to a population of graduate and undergraduate students at two universities (N= 304). Two of the neutralization techniques, Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) defiance and the claim of future patronage, are new to the literature with this study. These two techniques were developed to apply specifically to digital piracy. Overall, the findings for this study were mixed. However, strong support was demonstrated for a number of neutralization techniques; including, the defense of necessity, appeal to higher loyalties, claim of normalcy, and the newly created DRM defiance.

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