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How Piracy Hurts
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Overview
Is software
licensing really that serious? What's the harm in using software on
multiple machines without enough licenses?
Many people feel that buying one
copy of a software product gives them the right to install it on all of their
machines. Others equate pirating software to littering. The fact is,
using software without licensing is piracy. In most cases you need one
license per machine.
How piracy
hurts:
●Prices for software go up when
less product is purchased. Software companies are also forced to invest
money in enforcement and compliance.
●Less revenue, less research.
Software piracy slows down the development process dramatically.
●Those who are not using proper
licensing are at risk for federal fines up to $250,000 and 5 years in prison.
Civil penalties may also apply.
●There are fewer jobs in the
software industry.
●Companies that depend on the
product's software manufacturers provide to make a leaving are less profitable.
Some examples include resellers, developers, and solution providers.
There are organizations (the
Business Software Alliance, et. al.) that exist solely for the purpose of
enforcing software licensing. They take in reports of companies that may
not have proper licensing and investigate them. Many software
manufacturers do the same.
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