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Key information liability issues facing managers: software piracy, proprietary databases, and individual rights to privacy

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Detmar W. Straub, Jr.,

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MIS Quarterly, Volume 14, Issue 2

Pages 143 - 156

https://doi.org/10.2307/248772

Published: 01 June 1990 Publication History

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Jun. 1990

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