Software Piracy
Types of Software Piracy
Types of Software Piracy:
End-User piracy: When users copy software without appropriate licensing for each copy.
Pre-installed Software: When a computer manufacturer takes one copy of software and illegally installs it on more than one computer.
Internet Piracy: When unauthorized copies are downloaded over the Internet. If downloads are made available on the Internet, make sure that the publisher has authorized this distribution.
Counterfeiting: When illegal copies of software are made and distributed in packaging that reproduces the manufacturer's packaging.
Online Auction Piracy: takes various forms, one of these being:
Online distributors offering special deals with the software publisher, liquidated inventories, or acquisition through bankruptcy sales. These types of phrases are used to fool consumers into believing that they are getting genuine product that wouldn't otherwise be discounted.
References:
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