- Because a copy of the software is almost as good as the original
- Because not all users are aware they are infinging on copyrights.
- Because a copy of the software is almost as good as the original - Because not all users are aware they are infringing on copyrights
Because it's fast, easy, and cheap, and you're unlikely to get caught.
Most if not all people whose copyrights have expired are dead. I recommend they be left alone.
Nope. Copyright law allows creators to ascribe value to their hard work and creativity. That being said, illegal copies of software often happen to carry viruses. It's just not the copyright's fault.
No
Hawaii
At fault lines
Software Star happened in 1985.
Apprentice - software - happened in 1998.
once in a decade or so
None. I honestly happen to have my copy of Thomas' calculus right here on the shelf beside my desk, and I can say for sure that no software or computer of any kind is mentioned anywhere in the book. My copy is copyright 1955 and is as good as new, even though I refer to it frequently.
Such discoveries happen frequently.