3.+Copyright+and+software

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 *  Why do software authors need to be protected by copyright? ** Software piracy is the illegal distribution or reproduction of software applications or fonts for business or personal use. Whether software piracy is deliberate or not it is still illegal. Software authors need to be protected by copyright so that the programs aren't burnt onto CD's or DVD's and sold to the general public or copies aren't passed along to computers.======

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 * How does software piracy become a cost to the Australian computer industry each year?** Software piracy becomes a cost to the Australian computer industry each year, though the piracy rates have dropped slightly by one percent making 31% of all packaged software pirated. Losses through piracy in Australia cost around $446 million in the year 2005. (Chase, 2006)======

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**What is the result of software piracy?** The result of Software piracy is that Software applications and fonts don’t belong to the public and therefore you have to become a licensed user to purchase the right to the software or a single computer. Though owning a license you are unable to put copies onto other machines or pass the software along to peers. ======