Software Piracy

Computer Piracy
Computer Piracy is software that is copied without permission from the copyright holder. This means that the copyright holder, usually the one who makes the software, will not get any reward for his/hers product. It is illegal to infringe the copyright law and can result in imprisonment and/or fines.
Every time a computer program is pirated, the software developers lose money that would have been put
into designing better quality software(1). There are five types of software piracy. The first is soft lifting which consists of a person purchasing a licensed copy of the soft…