It depends on agreements reached between the business and the individuals: if the software is a work-for-hire, for example, it would be owned by the business.
Companies such as Microsoft maintain proprietary restrictions on their codes because it allows companies to keep track of how their software is being used and by who, as well as keeping their software from becoming copyrighted.
Software that is limited to a spesific computer model
Proprietary software is made for internal company use. Off-the-shelf software can be used and purchased by anyone.
the software that belong to a party who have the legal rights, are called copyrighted software. only those who have a license from the copyrighted party can use change or distribute this software. this software has a legal binding some of the companies of this type are microsoft, macromedia, adobe etc.
Open source software is software that allows the source code to be used. Oftentimes, they are free to use. Open source software is copyrighted.
Freeware is computer software that is distributed without charge. Open source is computer software the author of which claims no copyright. There are several ways "open source" is defined, the most popular being GNU. However! Freeware can be copyrighted, and open source can be sold for money.
Proprietary data is an internally generated software that contains technical or other types of information controlled by a firm to safeguard its competitive edge. Proprietary data may be protected under copyright, patent or trade secret laws. Propriety software is computer software which is the legal property of one party. The terms of use for other parties is defined by contracts or licensing agreement. Eg. of proprietary software are Microsoft Windows, Real Player and I-tunes.
No. It is open source software.
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I prefer open source software.
Some small business knowledge management software programs include Interspire Knowledge Management Software and KM software by Enterprise. These are both used by individuals, business, and large corporations.
Packaged Software