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What are the ethical issues related to downloading shareware or copyright?
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∙ 12y ago
Downloading shareware doesn't carry any ethical questions, because it's meant to be shared.
Downloading copyright-protected software is legal with a license, and illegal without one. But since it's virtually impossible for rightsholders to "catch" all the infringing activities, it's beholden upon the individual to do the right thing even without the threat of punishment.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoCopyright is a legal issue, but the simple fact that it's impossible to catch and prosecute all the lawbreakers means it becomes an ethical issue: I know it's wrong, but I also know I won't get caught, so do I do it anyway?
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoCopyright law gives the creator of a work the exclusive right to copy it (among other rights); downloading is a form of copying, so downloading materials without the rightsholder's permission is an infringement of those rights.
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