Software Licensing And Piracy
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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 so ....
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.... software managers are concerned
with the legal compliance, along with asset management and costs at their
organizations. Many firms involve their legal departments and human
resources in regards to software distribution and licensing.
Information can qualify to be property in two ways; patent law
and copyright laws which are creations of federal statutes, pursuant to
Constitutional grant of legislative authority. In order for the government
to prosecute the unauthorized copying of com ....
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