Computer software is treated as a literary work in Philippine law, and is protected by copyright. However this does not prevent piracy, it only provides a mechanism for remuneration when piracy is discovered.
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Barnes and Noble claims it is to prevent piracy
In order to prevent piracy, Microsoft issues regular warnings and advice to its users. It has also tightened the terms on some of its software licenses.
Regulating computer software piracy is done through many ways by different companies. One place is Department of Regulation, the purpose of this company is to establish a policy to help prevent software piracy with in the Department of Agriculture. There are several companies that help deal with this issue, depending on the type of software.
Although in the short term piracy may seem to be a "victimless crime," it may prevent individuals from being able to afford to create for a living, or stop companies from being able to invest in new projects. In the long term, rampant piracy leads to a reduction of choice in the marketplace.
To prevent software privacy you can protect your program with a CD key or a hardware key. This will require people to own the CD and box of the product, only available in stores.
Sorta. they keep record of your I.P. and what you connect to, purely to prevent breaking the law and piracy.
Dongle is not a french word, but an English one. It is a (rather outdated) security device to prevent software piracy.
There's piracy everywhere. From England to Cuba, you can bet there's piracy.
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Software Piracy!