Here are some types of piracy's that occur in software.
Counterfeiting- illegal duplication and/or sale of copyrighted material with the intent of imitating the copyrighted product
Internet Piracy- software downloaded from the internet such as peer-to-peer networks that enable unauthorized transfer of copyrighted programs
End User Piracy- reproductions of copies of software without authorization such as coping sics for installation or distribution
Client-Server Overuse- too many users on a network are using a central copy of a program at the same time
Hard-Disk Loading- business sells new computers with illegal copies of software onto hard disks to make purchase of machines more attractive
"Types of Piracy." Symantec, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2013 http://www.symantec.com/about/profile/antipiracy/types.jsp
Would be interesting to find out which of these are the most popular and among which age groups. I would assume that Internet Piracy is popular around the younger crowed, but then again all of them may be. I would also have to think that internet piracy would be the most popular and then counterfeiting a close second.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Brian, most definitely internet piracy is the most widely used from the list as of right now and while I'm sure it is mainly younger people because we're always looking for ways to save, I think we'd be shocked to see how many adults were actually doing it as well.
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