Date of Award
January 2010
Degree Type
Restricted Access Thesis
Document Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Justice Studies
First Advisor
Kenneth D. Tunnell
Department Affiliation
Justice Studies
Second Advisor
Scott A. Hunt
Department Affiliation
Justice Studies
Third Advisor
Derek J. Paulsen
Department Affiliation
Justice Studies
Abstract
Piracy of intellectual property has become an increasing concern for the major content industries world-wide. This piece of ethnographic research was directed towards studying one of the groups that are under the ire of these content industries. Roughly a month and a half was spent on an online discussion board with this group of pirates in an attempt to understand their beliefs and the ways that they interact with copyright. Three major categories are discussed pertaining to this group: their motivations, accounts, and contradictions apparent within the group.
Copyright
Copyright 2010 Kevin Francis Steinmetz
Recommended Citation
Steinmetz, Kevin Francis, "The Pixelated Jolly Roger: an Ethnographic Analysis of Online Pirates" (2010). Online Theses and Dissertations. 102.
https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/102
