Because it's fast, easy, and cheap, and you're unlikely to get caught.
- 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 a copy of the software is almost as good as the original - Because not all users are aware they are infinging on copyrights.
Most if not all people whose copyrights have expired are dead. I recommend they be left alone.
The legislation of whatever jurisdiction you happen to be in.
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.
be sued in court for copyright infringement
Software Star happened in 1985.
Apprentice - software - happened in 1998.
Both are forms of unlicensed copying, but it's possible to have one without the other. An example of copyright infringement without plagiarism would be uploading a track from an album you bought: you're not saying it's yours, but you're still copying it without permission. Plagiarism without copyright infringement would happen when you take materials in the public domain and try to pass them off as your own. Romeo and Juliet? I totally wrote that.
You will be guilty of copyright infringement, which carries statutory fines ranging (in the US) from $750 to $30,000.
If they are the owners of the materials, they can lose a source of revenue. If they are the unlawful users of the materials, they can be sued for infringement.
I don't know, but what I do know is that modification of at least 8% & a Law Suit for Infringement cant happen....