Software Piracy Essays and Term Papers
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Software Piracy on Internet Auctions
1. Introduction The Internet has permanently changed the way consumers purchase goods. The use of Internet auctions has become more and more popular. An Internet auction is a virtual market place in which businesses and consumers can sell their products. This ‘new’ and quick type of trading without leaving your house is attractive to a lot of people. Famous auctions like eBay, Amazon & Yahoo became very popular destinations on the internet. There are different
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Software Piracy: A Worldwide Problem
Software Piracy: A Worldwide Problem Software piracy is defined as the illegal copying of software for commercial or personal gain. Software companies have tried many methods to prevent piracy, with varying degrees of success. Several agencies like the Software Publishers Association and the Business Software Alliance have been formed to combat both worldwide and domestic piracy. Software piracy is an unresolved, worldwide problem, costing millions of dollars in lost revenue. Software companies have used
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Software Piracy: A Bane to Software Industry.
Software piracy is the unauthorized possession or duplication of computer software. When someone buys the software, they do not actually own it, but they own the rights to use the software according to the software publisher’s license. This license is intended to protect the rights of software developers and is enforced my copyright laws. The widespread popularity of the software piracy is usually the cost. With the computer hardware getting cheaper day to day, a
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Software Licensing and Piracy
Software Licensing And Piracy Author: Kelly Sommerfeld Email: k_sommerfeld@yahoo.com In 1993 worldwide illegal copying of domestic and international software cost $12.5 billion to the software industry, with a loss of $2.2 billion in the United States alone. Estimates show that over 40 percent of U.S. software company revenues are generated overseas, yet nearly 85 percent of the software industry's piracy losses occurred outside of the United States borders. The Software Publishers Association indicated that
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Mp3 Piracy
MP3 PIRACY TOPIC PARAGRAPH: The trading of MP3's or digital music over the Internet is all ways going to be prevalent part of the music industry, and is an unrealistic goal to try to control. The cost of controlling the piracy issues over the Internet would cost record companies more money than what they are losing due to MP3 trading. The record industry is trying to fight the major sites and companies in court with
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Standard Credit-Card Processing Software
MANY OF MY FRIENDS and acquaintances are still reluctant to use their credit-card numbers on the Internet, even to buy from well-known merchants over secure connections, and even when their credit-card issuers offer full protection against fraudulent charges. This side of the Internet fraud problem has received much more attention than the other side: that Internet merchants have no really effective way to protect themselves against credit-card fraud. Standard credit-card processing software will give the
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Mp3 Piracy
Executive summary It's only been about three years since a little known extension of an audio compression technique-MPEG-2 Audio Layer-3 or MP3-opened the door to being able to send large volumes of CD-quality music over the Internet by pack the equivalent of several commercial compact disks onto the equivalent of one CD platter (Lange 01). It also initiated the veritable floor of pirating activity by an underground community students and hackers. Hundreds of MP3 Internet
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Software and Hardware Recommendations
Software and Hardware Recommendations The current Point of sale system hardware and software that is installed in each of the restaurants in the chain adequately supports the standard functions required including preparation tickets printing, inventory control, financial tracking, and performance reporting. However, this system does not provide the reporting needed for timely and accurate tracking and reporting of incentive contests. The current hardware consists of restaurant workstations, manager workstations, which also functions as database servers,
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An Introspective Look at the Modern Age of Entertainment Software and Its Proposed Effects on Society
The year is 1972, and a distinctive sound is emanating from the rear of Andy Capp’s Tavern. Pong….Pong….Pong. Little did the creators of this new game at the fledgling company called Atari know but they were about to kick start the modern age of video games. Many years have passed since then, and technology has progressed exponentially. As technology continues to advance and video games become more realistic, there are some that think that society
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Economic Consequences of Software Crime
----------------------------------- HarryG Dec 28, 2004 Economic Consequences of Software Piracy ----------------------------------- Economic Consequences of Software Crime In 1996 worldwide illegal copying of domestic and international software cost $15.2 billion to the software industry, with a loss of $5.1 billion in the North America alone. Some sources put the total up-to-date losses, due to software crime, as high as $4.7 trillion. On the next page is a regional breakdown of software piracy losses for 1994.
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Software Maintenance and Change Control
Software Maintenance and Change Control Computer Concepts December 13, 2004 Software Maintenance and Change Control In today’s world there is very unusual to have a program developed that will not have further development after release. The requirements of the time that we live are very dynamic and there is a need for constant adaptation. A basic requirement for any new software product is to be adaptable, easy to maintain and modify. Time factor and cost
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Analysis and Design Model in Software Development
Analysis models are model used in software development to help in understanding the application area being addressed by a system, before the stages of system design and coding are reached. In another word, analysis models describe the data handled in an application and the various processes by which it is manipulated. Analysis and Design models fulfill the same needs and provide the same sorts of benefit. Software systems that both analysis and design models are
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Libraries Should Use Software Filters for Internet Access
Libraries Should Use Software Filters for Internet Access Public libraries provide us with a large amount of information. Residents can borrow books from libraries. Libraries also provide Internet access for everyone, including children. Since parents cannot control what then children are seeing on the Internet in libraries, children can access pornographic or violent sites easily. So, public libraries should restrict Internet access by utilizing filtering software to prevent children from seeing those inappropriate sites. The
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Intro to Decision Making Software
Assignment 1 Intro to Decision Making The decision-making software that I research was VIP software from www.vip-qualitysoft.com. VIP was founded in March 2004 in Odessa, Ukraine and is used in over 60 countries. This product is used by business or personal levels. VIP software is a useful tool when making a decision that has led to a confusing and very frustrating solution. VIP shows tips on how to manage time, proficiency, and quality in making
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Shanghai Cos Software Company, Ltd Case Study
SCOS Background & Problem Situational Summary: Shanghai COS Shanghai COS Software Company, Ltd. (SCOS) is a relatively new entrant to the subscriber identification module (SIM) card market. As a young and growing company in a high technology market, it must choose how to most effectively concentrate its resources within a market that is both highly competitive and expanding at a phenomenal rate within China (the primary marketplace of SCOS). Shanghai COS is able to compete
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Software Development Methodology as a Decision-Making Model
Software Development Methodology as a Decision-Making Model January 25, 2005 Abstract The development of most, if not all, successful software solutions follow some type of Software Development Methodology (SDM). A methodology is another name for a model, and a SDM is a decision-making model that influences how a person or team will develop a software solution to a given problem. This paper will briefly describe a few of the software development methodologies that I have
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Automated and Group Collaboration Software
Automated and Group Collaboration Software The current military office environment that is worked in can be cut into two sections when talking about office automation and group collaboration tools; the deployed and non-deployed office environment. Each section has its’ own unique qualities and usually requires the same technology to operate, but each gets different support based the deployed environment being more of a priority. To first answer this topic, one must understand that collaborative software
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The Impact of Music Piracy
The Impact of Music Piracy According to the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) the record industry loses $4.3 billion dollars, worldwide, due to music piracy (RIAA, 2003). The American Federation of Artists claims that on-line music piracy has caused some record store sales to drop by 20% and that 20.6 billion illegal downloads occur every month (AFM, 2004). Many experts believe that music piracy is currently the number one threat to the music industry. RIAA
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Online Music Piracy
Online Piracy Online piracy has continued to grow in this digital age. You’ll find a large majority of homes equipped with a computer and access to the outside internet. This is for the most part harmless for the average user, but as technology continues to pave the way, a greater ease of access to content is available to anyone who chooses to pursue it. Among this available content is illegal distributions of music, movies, games,
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Decision-Making Software
There is a number of decision-making software advertised on the web, each claiming that their product is the best product to use for making the best decision in any situation or to any problem. The decision- making software I selected was Logical Decisions®. This software allows you to evaluate choices by considering many variables at once, separating facts from value judgments, and helps you explain your choice to others. Logical Decisions® helps you find creative
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Software Used Within Ceridian
Software used within Ceridian Computer software and programs are important tools that I use in my position of Account Manager and Team Lead in the Commuter Administration Services Department (CAS). On any given day, I will use at least 5 different programs or software applications. With the current versions that I am using at Ceridian Benefits Services, I expect to have 3 upgrades within the next 1 to 2 years. As an Account Manager for
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Is the Issue of Borrowing Software one of Ethics? What Should Be the Christian Stance on “borrowing”?
Is the issue of borrowing software one of ethics? What should be the Christian stance on “borrowing”? The issue of ‘borrowing’ software is one based on ethics and morals. I would say that even those that consider themselves law-abiding citizens do piracy. It is something that happens so often, I would say, most do not even think about it. Say you are working at the office and are using a program that has been installed
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Piracy in China
The American Heritage Dictionary defines piracy as “the unauthorized duplication of copyrighted or patented material.” It is a problem that affects companies all over the world. Piracy of software, movies, and music is commonplace in China. China has the second worst piracy rate in the world; about 92 percent of the software in China is pirated (Williams 2004). Various companies and governments have attempted to combat piracy, but they had not seen much success until
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Modern Piracy
Table of Contents Facts……………Page 1 Opinion…………Pages 2-3 Bibliography……Page 4 Facts § The encyclopedia defines piracy as follows: Violence, plundering and deprivation of liberty on the high seas done from one boat against another. § According to the UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) the high seas start behind the line 30 nautical miles off shore. Based on this definition there would be only few acts of piracy, because more than 99
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Can Digital Piracy Be Stopped?
In today’s society, technological advancements are being accomplished at a much faster rate than software companies can safeguard from computer piracy. There’s a big conflict between legitimate business’s and illegal distributors, which is creating a black-market. Essentially, piracy is illegal distribution and use of any product protected by copyright laws. Piracy effects society in various ways. Our paper discusses the laws and ethics, business losses, known cases, and the means used to commit piracy. There
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