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pirated software
Source: Business
Software Alliance and
IDC 2004, First annual
BSA and IDC global
software piracy study.
How to prevent piracy
1. Read the End User License Agreement (EULA) for each
software product you purchase. The EULA's terms and
conditions define how you can legally use the software,
how many computers you can install the software on.
2. Purchase CD software only from reputable resellers.
Check the manufacturer's website to see what kind of
authentication markings they include to guarantee that the
software is genuine. Microsoft affixes a "Certificate of
Authority" label to the outside packaging of their
products, and Adobe includes silk-screened artwork along
with trademarks, patent information and part numbers on
their CDs.
1. Purchase software downloads directly from the
manufacturer's website. Never download software from a
peer-to-peer file-sharing site such as Limewire, Kazaa or
BearShare, and do not make your software available on
these sites.
2. Register your software to prevent others from attempting
to install your software on their computers. Software
companies call this "soft lifting" and it is a major source of
software piracy.
3. Report piracy if you discover that software you purchased
is not authentic or if you suspect that an online reseller or
retail establishment is selling counterfeit software. This is the
biggest single action anyone can take to stop software
piracy.
Punishment for piracy
In India, the copyright of computer software is protected under
the Indian Copyright Act of 1957.
Under the Indian Copyright Act, a software pirate can be
tried under both civil and criminal law. The minimum jail term
for software copyright infringement is seven days, and the
maximum jail term is three years. Statutory fines range from
a minimum of 50,000 to a maximum of 200,000 rupees.
Organization for protecting piracy
BSA (business software alliance) – established in
1998 and representing a number of world’s largest
software makers.
Its principal activity is trying to stop
copyright infringement of software
produced by its member.
FAST (Federation Against Software Theft) - it was
set up in 1984 by the British computer society’s
copyright committee, and was the first software
copyright organization in U.K.
Its first action was to raise the awareness of software
piracy.
SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association) –
it offers global services in business development,
government relations, corporate education and
intellectual property protection to companies
It also advocates a legal and regulatory environment
that benefits the entire industry
References
https://searchcio.techtarget.com/definition/software-license
https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/piracy
https://dotherights.wordpress.com/what-is-software-
piracy/why-software-piracy-happen/
https://fossbytes.com/10-reasons-why-people-do-piracy-
and-download-movies-shows-albums-software/
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/the-effects-of-software-
piracy/
https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-stop-software-
piracy/
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