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Pirates never sail alone: exploring the mechanics of social entrepreneurship involved in software piracy

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  • Mathieu-Claude Chaboud

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Most research on software piracy has been based on a vision of pirates as free riding individuals trying to justify their illegal and illegitimate behaviour. However, some authors have questioned this premise and have shown piracy to be conducted by people whose assessment of the legitimacy of intellectual property practices differs from that of the software industry. Based on the work of Hjorth and Steyaert (2006) and the notion of social entrepreneuring, this article explores the practices and discourses of software pirates as social entrepreneurs creating and consuming social capital in their efforts to constantly maintain and recreate a pirate community.

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  • Mathieu-Claude Chaboud, 2014. "Pirates never sail alone: exploring the mechanics of social entrepreneurship involved in software piracy," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 22(4), pages 519-536.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:22:y:2014:i:4:p:519-536
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    1. Steffen Roth, 2015. "The cash is in the medium, not in the machine: Toward the golden moments of 3D printing," Working Papers hal-01206562, HAL.

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