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Software Piracy Exposed
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Software Piracy Exposed

by Ron Honick
October 2005
Beginner
400 pages
9h 54m
English
Syngress
Content preview from Software Piracy Exposed
Retail copies of Windows products come with a different type of
key, and require the user to activate the product within 30 days of
installation.
WPA was the first instance of a large corporation using the Internet
for license authentication, and although the system works for many
home users, it still has flaws.
Often, those who buy pirated software have no knowledge that they
did so. Naivety is a very exploitable attribute of human nature and our
lust for buying something at the lowest possible price can turn into a
legal and ethical dilemma for many.
Cost or Availability
Cost is often the main reason why software is pirated. From hardware to
software,
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ISBN: 9781932266986