It is the practice of labelling and mass

producing the infringement of creative works.

PIRACY

S FTWARE PIRACY
It is the unauthorized copying of software.
Most retail software are licensed. For backup uses but it should not be distributed To friends nor colleagues

Copying software products are only allowed

TYPES OF S FTWARE PIRACY

SOFTLIFTING
Softlifting occurs when a person (or organization) purchases a single licensed copy of a software program and installs it onto several computers, in violation of the terms of the license agreement.

OEM PIRACY OR UNBUNDLING

OEM (original equipment manufacturer) software is software that is only legally sold with specified hardware. When these programs are copied and sold separately from the hardware, this is a violation of the distribution contract between the vendor and the software publisher.

Unrestricted client access piracy occurs when a copy of a software program is copied onto an organization's servers and the organization's network "clients" are allowed to freely access the software in violation of the terms of the license agreement.

UNRESTRICTED CLIENT ACCESS HARD-DISK LOADING

Hard-disk loading occurs when an individual or company sells computers preloaded with illegal copies of software. Often this is done by the vendor as a means of encouraging the consumer to buy certain hardware.

UNAUTHORIZED USE OF ACADEMIC SOFTWARE

Using academic software in violation of the software license is a form of software piracy. Acquiring and using academic software hurts not only the software publisher, but also the institution that was the intended recipient of the software.

COUNTERFEITING
Counterfeiting is the duplication and sale of unauthorized copies of software in such a manner as to try to pass off the illegal copy as if it were a legitimate copy produced or authorized by the software publisher.

CD-R piracy is the illegal copying of software using CD-R recording technology. This form of piracy occurs when a person obtains a copy of a software program and makes a copy or copies and re-distributes them to friends or for resale.

CD-R PIRACY

DOWNLOAD PIRACY
Download piracy is the uploading of software onto an Internet site for anyone to download a copy.

MANUFACTURING OF PLANT SALE OF OVERRUNS & SCRAPS OR PLANT

PIRACY

Plant piracy occurs when the plant produces more copies of the software than it was authorized to make, and then resells these unauthorized overruns. Piracy also occurs when the plant is ordered by the publisher to destroy any CDs not distributed to its vendors, but the plant, in violation of these orders, resells those CDs that were intended to be scrapped.

LAWS ON PREVENTING SOFTWARE PIRACY

SOPA STOP ONLINE PIRACY ACT

Introduced by U.S. Representative Lamar Smith, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a United States bill intended to extend the U.S. law enforcement to "fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods." The law would expand existing laws to include unauthorized streaming of copyright material and impose a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

The Copyright Act clearly states that only the owner of a particular computer program has the authority to sell, rent or lease the product.

COPYRIGHT ACT, TITLE 17 OF THE U.S. CODE

MOTIVES FOR ENGAGING IN THE ILLEGAL ACTIVITY OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

1. Pricing unwillingness or inability to pay the price requested by the legitimate sellers. 2. Unavailability no legitimate sellers providing the product in the country of the end-user: not yet launched there, already withdrawn from sales, never to be sold there, geographical restrictions on online distribution and international shipping. 3. Usefulness the legitimate product comes with various means (DRM, region lock, DVD region code, Blu-ray region code) of restricting legitimate use (backups, usage on devices of different vendors, offline usage) or comes with annoying non-skippable advertisements and anti-piracy disclaimers, which are removed in the pirated product making it more desirable for the end-user.

4. Shopping experience no legitimate sellers providing the product with the required quality through online distribution and through a shopping system with the required level of userfriendliness.

5. Anonymity - Downloading works does not require identification whereas downloads directly from the website of the copyright owner often require a valid email address and/ or other credentials.

A trade group established in 1988 and representing a number of the world's largest software makers and is a member of the International Intellectual Property Alliance. Its principal activity is trying to stop copyright infringement of software produced by its members.

ORGANIZATIONS AGAINST P IRACY BSA (BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE)

A Canadian trade group established in 1990 and is affiliated with the Business Software Alliance. Its mission statement is to "reduce software piracy in Canada through education, public policy and enforcement."

CAAST (CANADIAN ALLIACE AGAINST SOFTWARE THEFT)

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