Effects Of Software Piracy Research Paper

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Software What do you think about software piracy? Is it much ado about nothing or a serious problem? How do you think piracy should be dealt with or prevented?

Software piracy is morally wrong, and it causes losses to the software developers because they do not receive the intended gains from their efforts (Siponen, Vance, & Willison, 2012). Software developing companies have reported huge losses because of piracy. Software piracy is the unauthorized reproduction and distribution of software for either business or personal use. Software piracy damages brands, creates unfair competition, and exposes the consumers to IT risks. It is a serious problem since software is intellectual property, which is protected under state and federal laws. Making a copy of the licensed program and sharing it with others is considered as piracy. The pirated copy could contain malware or viruses that would infect the user's computer and lead to great losses. In order to prevent or deal with piracy, the developers should make engineer the software in such a way that it is quite hard for hackers to copy and create cracks. Educating the users on the advantages of using legal software and the benefits they will gain will go a long way in eliminating...

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Law enforcement is another way of preventing piracy, but this would not be an effective detriment to the users since most of them know what they are doing, and they still go ahead and use pirated copies.
2. What do you think about software, which requires no operating system? How could this affect Microsoft?

Software that does not require an operating system is normally designed to perform a single task. This means that if the software were installed on a computer without an operating system, then that computer would only manage to perform one tasks. Unlike in the modern case where a computer can perform multiple tasks, the computer running without an operating system would only perform a single task. An operating system uses a good deal of the computers processing power, which means a program would be limited in its processing. However, if the software could run without an operating system it would have the capability to determine its processing use the computers full processing power, which would make it more efficient. This would not affect Microsoft in any way since the company's operating system is designed for users willing to run multiple programs on one computer. Users are willing to run software that…

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Siponen, M., Vance, A., & Willison, R. (2012). New insights into the problem of software piracy: The effects of neutralization, shame, and moral beliefs. Information & Management, 49(7), 334-341.


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