PIRACY AND COMPUTERS Asad Patel What is software

What is (software) piracy? ■ Unauthorized copying of software ■ Includes distributing and downloading

Pirate point of view ■ Why pay for something you can get for free?

Creator point of view ■ Deserve to be paid for work – Intellectual property

Digital Rights Management ■ Prevents unauthorized users from accessing software. ■ Notable Forms: –

Corporate Piracy ■ Big deal for software developers. – Corporate is the biggest source

(possible) Benefits of piracy ■ Creates reliance on software – Windows – Win. Rar

Future of Piracy ■ Freemium – AKA free to play – Base is free,

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PIRACY AND COMPUTERS Asad Patel

What is (software) piracy? ■ Unauthorized copying of software ■ Includes distributing and downloading ■ AKA ripping, cracking, warez, hacking, stealing

Different viewpoints

Pirate point of view ■ Why pay for something you can get for free? – Can the pirate even afford the software? – Would the pirate purchase the software if he couldn’t pirate it? ■ Copying software doesn’t cost the developer anything. – Unlike physical products ■ “I’ll buy it if I like it” – Demo

Creator point of view ■ Deserve to be paid for work – Intellectual property ■ “I’ll buy it if I like it” counter – What if you don’t like it? – How often does that actually happen? ■ Why would anyone buy something if it they can get it for free?

Digital Rights Management ■ Prevents unauthorized users from accessing software. ■ Notable Forms: – Registration key – Online registration – Constant internet connection – Physical “key”

Corporate Piracy ■ Big deal for software developers. – Corporate is the biggest source of income for a lot of software. – Lawsuits for $$$$$$ – U. S Army and German company SAP

(possible) Benefits of piracy ■ Creates reliance on software – Windows – Win. Rar ■ “As long as they’re going to steal, we want them to steal ours. ” – Bill Gates

Future of Piracy ■ Freemium – AKA free to play – Base is free, pay to unlock extra features – Gets you hooked on other services ■ Free for Personal Use ■ Games piracy in trouble – New DRM on the block – Denuvo – “In two years time I’m afraid there will be no free games to play in the world” – 3 DM

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