Softlifting, a form of software piracy, has received considerable attention
in the information systems (IS) literature. However, existing studies have
primarily focused on business students, academics, and managers. Softlifti
ng practice of computing students has not been examined adequately. This pa
per aims to analyze the softlifting intention of computing students in Brun
ei Darussalam. A model was developed, which was tested using survey data co
llected from 205 respondents. Several important findings have emerged. Firs
t, softlifting intention of students varied depending on the type of task f
or which they intended to use pirated software. Second, attitude of student
s toward software piracy significantly affected their softlifting intention
. Third, gender and family income also affected softlifting intention of st
udents, but to a lesser extent. The implications of these findings are disc
ussed.