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In the early years of computing, programs were not explicitly protected by copyright law as they now are, so people copied, altered, and distributed them at will. By the time the law was amended to include protection for computer programs, users had gotten used to having free access to completed programs and blocks of code, and just didn't stop.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoSoftware piracy started when the CD-RW DRIVE or burner was invented. As floppy drives can only hold 1.44mb at that time and the upgraded version that can hold about 250mb data is expensive and so is the drive. A blank cd only costs 10 cents.
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∙ 15y agoSoon after software itself. People have been making copies of software since the very beginning. Part of this is due to the culture of the early computer programmers - very much in to 'sharing' knowledge, etc. The forces that marketed software and charged a price for it were seen to be in opposition to the early "do it for the common good" kind of thinking of early programmers. So there are basically two kinds of software piracy - the kind that seeks to disseminate software programs without paying the authors because they think that 'intellectual' output has no value and should be shared, and those that just want to get software for free. Part of the problem is that much software is vastly overpriced for its cost of development.
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∙ 13y agopirates
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The act of illegally copying or selling software is called?
Software Piracy!
3 types of software theft?
-steals software media -intentionally erases programs -illegally copies a program -illegally registers and/or activates a program
What are the advantage and disadvantage of software piracy?
The main advantages of software piracy are the fact that it is inexpensive, in many cases there is no cost at all, you can get it for free, another advantage is that it is easy to find. The big disadvantage of software piracy is that it is illegal.
Where did software piracy start?
in langley
What are five types of software?
what are five types of software piracy
What is software piracy vs legal copying?
Legal copying is licensed by the copyright holder, and software piracy is copying without permission.
Making unauthorized copies of original software is called software?
piracy
What is meant by software piracy?
Software piracy pertains to an unauthorized reproduction of licensed software. Pirated copies of these software might work like a regular licensed one but the licensing keys are illegally produced.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of piracy?
The main advantages of software piracy are the fact that it is inexpensive, in many cases there is no cost at all, you can get it for free, another advantage is that it is easy to find. The big disadvantage of software piracy is that it is illegal.
What is end-user piracy?
Software are licensed when someone copies software without the appropriate license for each copy, it is called end user piracy.
What actors and actresses appeared in Software Piracy - 2000?
The cast of Software Piracy - 2000 includes: Miranda Capulet Tabitha Katz Justine Kou
Is software piracy bad Will i get caught?
Yes, software piracy is very bad. If you get caught, and many do, you could be jailed or fined hundreds of thousands of dollars.
