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Piracy

the unauthorized duplication and/or use and distribution of a software pro-gram.
Buying a program usually allows the user a limited license for its use on
a single computer. In the past, software manufacturers tried to discourage pi-racy
by copy-protecting their products. However, because US copyright laws
allow a legitimate holder of a program to make a backup disk, measures such as
owner registration have been used to discourage unauthorized use. Aside from
being illegal, there are several other reasons for not using pirated software.
Among them, the user gets no operating manual, no technical support, and
runs the risk of introducing viruses into a computer by installing a bootlegged
program.