Software Piracy

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SOFTWARE PIRACY

Presented By: Rahul Kumar Jain Rajendra Menaria Mohnish Rajput

What is Software Piracy?
‡ In comparison to literature, music, and movies, computer software is a new form of intellectual property. However the same laws govern computer software, and stealing this property is no different than stealing any other form of copyrighted content, and the punishment for doing so is the same. ‡ A single individual can commit hundreds of acts of software piracy everyday. ‡ Steal Software content is much easier than to steal most other products.

Kinds of Software Piracy
‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ End User Reseller Republisher Internet Piracy

Effect of Software Piracy
‡ Because there are many people who engage in software piracy and whenever a piece of software that is unlicensed is used, it deprives software companies of their earnings. The thousands of hours of time that are spent working on programs by writers, programmers, design artists and others, goes uncompensated.

Does Software Piracy Affect Us?
‡ The most obvious and direct impact would be if you partake in software piracy, you put yourself at risk to corrupt files intended to steal personal information or damage your computer. ‡ You are also at risk for being caught for your illegal activities by either being turned in by vigilante individuals or by investigations targeting a specific popular program. ‡ Even if you do not partake in software piracy it has a direct impact because the global economy alone loses approx. 12 billion dollars a year on software piracy which doesn t include other forms of stolen media such as movies and music

How Can We Help?
‡ The first step of action would include educating yourself further about the issue. ‡ To do this there are numerous organizations out there dedicated to the issue of Software piracy including the BSA, SIIA, RIAA and many others including the corporations themselves such as Microsoft and Adobe. ‡ These coalitions and companies will gladly help in your education of software piracy as they all have at least a section on their sites dedicated to it, some even have hotlines. ‡ They will inform you on how to pick out and diagnose illegal or unregistered software to keep yourself safe from its dangers.

How Can We Help?
‡ Another way to help, is to raise awareness to others. Make sure your friends and family are not partaking in software piracy and if they are, inform them of the risks to themselves and to society. ‡ Any reasonable individual can identify software piracy as theft if it is brought to their attention or explained to them in a logical manner.

Laws in India against Software Piracy
‡ Full fledged copyright law in the form of the Copyright Act of 1957. ‡ Software is Treated as a Literary Work . ‡ 1984 amendment Induction of Section 64 which gives extraordinary power to officers investigating copyright offenses. ‡ Penalties ‡ Knowing software violation by copying the punishment is minimum mandatory sentence of 7 days imprisonment, extendable upto 3 years + fines ranging from a minimum of Rs. 50,000 to a maximum of Rs. 2,00,000.

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