and then just blatantly selling it to whomever they choose. This is not just
the distributing of pirated software this is the selling of the software with a
motive for undue profit. The fifth method of software piracy is over computer
networks. A network is a series of computers physically linked to one or more
main computers called servers. Each server stores the software for all the
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computers it serves. Each time a computer accesses the server for a program it
copies the program on to the local computer for use. This in itself is legal
but the owner of the network must have licenses for each copy of a program that
is being used otherwise this is copyright infringement. The sixth and final
type of software piracy is known as ‘Software Rental.’ This is where software
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is “rented” to individuals who typically copy the software to their individual
computers and return the original rented piece of software to the renter. This
method of piracy is not as common as the rest due the nature of the distribution
but it does exist. The Software Publishers Association (S.P.A.) have sued the
owner of a store located in Winnipeg called ‘Microplay’ for the renting of
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software to its customers. This type of piracy does exists but it is usually
halted soon after it starts. These are the many ways that software piracy can
be and is committed. Even though there are many more methods of piracy, these
six are the of the most evident and can be dealt with.
If software piracy is a crime why do people do it? Well there are many
reasons why individuals commit software piracy. On the whole many otherwise good
citizens are not aware of the crime that they are committing. Weather it is
just careless ignorance or the lack of awareness to the law these people are
committing a crime and may not be aware of it.
“I am motivated by the belief that some
capitalist pig create the goods therein, and
thus they should be free to the people.” (Laberis) This interpretation
is the most common especially among minors. As the quote suggests many believe
that major software moguls such as Bill Gates (the owner and founder of