George Teston
Software Piracy among Technology Education Students: Investigating Property Rights in a Culture of Innovation
asked individual perceptions technology 68 americans primarily equate term computer international technology education association 2004 although perception represents true breadth field statistic speak ubiquitous role computer plays across many technology disciplines software become building block major industries arguably modern civilization software drives automation manufacturing medical research avionics telecommunications engineering even national defense software tools heart design problemsolving innovation many major technology industries technology education accepted essential role software international technology education association itea 2005 p 25 supports broad range technology disciplines asserts students learn apply principles computer science early middle school computer science among disciplines itea identifies postsecondary study technology careers p27 two nationallyrecognized itea standards technological literacy content standards eleven twelve supported design problemsolving skills involved computer programming itea 2000 light commitment technology education classroom kept pace ethical challenges presented everexpanding computer contexts recent years academic popular literature resounded alarming software piracy statistics see alrafee cronan 2006 batson 2007 idc 2007 kruger 2004 according economist gottlieb 2007 wall street journal batson 2007 illegal pirated copies commercial software represented loss 396 billion 2006 idc research 2007 estimates loss mount 300 billion next four years business software