The ethical dilemma of software piracy: an inquiry from an Islamic perspective

Software piracy in the Muslim countries is a prevailing issue. It has been estimated based on BSA by 2009 that more than 90% of software in Yemen is pirated, followed by Libya 88%, Indonesia 86%, and Iraq 85%. UAE has the lowest rate for software piracy, which is 36%. While in the Middle East area, the piracy rate is around 59% with total commercial value of $2,887 Million. Furthermore, the software piracy remains a critical issue in Asia Pacific, with the region accounting for the highest dollar losses in the world from the use of unlicensed software. The survey of software piracy around the world, which is collaboration between the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and IDC, indicates that software piracy on personal computers in the Asia Pacific region in November 2009 was 61 percent, worth 15,000 million U.S. dollars (BSA, 2009; IDC Global PC). The purpose of this study is to understand the software piracy from Islamic perspective and finding the recommendations, solutions of this problem to deter software piracy as much as possible. Focusing on the Islamic rule, evidence and argument relating to copyright infringement especially software piracy in the Islamic world; additionally, the effect of software piracy

Analysis of the Role of Quality on Job Satisfaction in Management with Sampling Techniques

Basically in each management at the College has rules and procedures for writing a study, including in using the research population and sampling techniques to ensure its accuracy. In this study discusses the notion of population and the types of population in a study, sampling units and framework for sampling in Educational research, sample concepts along with the types of sampling, and complete reasons for using sampling and conducting census research. , various sampling methods that will be described as both probability sampling and non probability sampling, as well as explaining the reasons for determining the number of samples both theoretically and practically. So that with the existence of research on the population of research and sampling techniques with examples in the scope of management, it is expected that the samples used in this study actually represent the existing population so that the findings and conclusions obtained from the sampling are valid. Keywords: Research Population, Sampling Technique, Probability and Non ProbabilityBasically in each management at the College has rules and procedures for writing a study, including in using the research population and sampling techniques to ensure its accuracy. In this study discusses the notion of population and the types of population in a study, sampling units and framework for sampling in Educational research, sample concepts along with the types of sampling, and complete reasons for using sampling and conducting census research. , various sampling methods that will be described as both probability sampling and non probability sampling, as well as explaining the reasons for determining the number of samples both theoretically and practically. So that with the existence of research on the population of research and sampling techniques with examples in the scope of management, it is expected that the samples used in this study actually represent the existing population so that the findings and conclusions obtained from the sampling are valid. Keywords: Research Population, Sampling Technique, Probability and Non Probabilit

The Ethical Dilemma of Software Piracy: An Inquiry from an Islamic Perspective

Software piracy in the Muslim countries is a prevailing issue. It has been estimated based on BSA by 2009 that more than 90% of software in Yemen is pirated, followed by Libya 88%, Indonesia 86%, and Iraq 85%. UAE has the lowest rate for software piracy, which is 36%. While in the Middle East area, the piracy rate is around 59% with total commercial value of $2,887 Million. Furthermore, the software piracy remains a critical issue in Asia Pacific, with the region accounting for the highest dollar losses in the world from the use of unlicensed software. The survey of software piracy around the world, which is collaboration between the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and IDC, indicates that software piracy on personal computers in the Asia Pacific region in November 2009 was 61 percent, worth 15,000 million U.S. dollars (BSA, 2009; IDC Global PC). The purpose of this study is to understand the software piracy from Islamic perspective and finding the recommendations, solutions ofthis problem to deter software piracy as much as possible. Focusing on the Islamic rule, evidence and argument relating to copyright infringement especially software piracy in the Islamic world; additionally, the effect of software pirac

BLOGGING: A NEW PLATFORM FOR SPREADING RUMORS!

Blogs are a popular way to share personal journals, discuss matters of public opinion, pursue collaborative conversations, and aggregate content on similar topics. Blogs can be also used to disseminate new content and novel ideas to communities of interest. In this paper we present about the use of blogging in spreading rumors. Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message to each other through widgets on the blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites. Topical content such as news and political commentary spreads quickly by the hour and then quickly disappears, while non-topical content such as music and entertainment propagates slowly over a much long period of tim

Blogging: a new platform for spreading rumors!

Blogs are a popular way to share personal journals, discuss matters of public opinion, pursue collaborative conversations, and aggregate content on similar topics. Blogs can be also used to disseminate new content and novel ideas to communities of interest. In this paper we present about the use of blogging in spreading rumors. Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message to each other through widgets on the blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites. Topical content such as news and political commentary spreads quickly by the hour and then quickly disappears, while non-topical content such as music and entertainment propagates slowly over a much long period of time