Internet Piracy
Have you ever downloaded or copied files to your computer that other people buy with their hard earned money? Are you using a copied version of Microsoft Office, a game, or pirated software for your company? There are many people in the United States and other countries that are using pirated software. U.S. companies controls about 80 percent of the world software market and software piracy has wiped out some companies and drained profits from others. (Software Piracy) All the software that the U.S. makes can be copied. U.S. companies are losing more than 2 billion dollars a year from software pirated in the United States but they are losing 5 times as much in other countries. Piracy is the unauthorized reproduction or use of a copyrighted book, recording, television program, patented invention, or trademarked product. The people that steal software include software counterfeiters, legitimate businesses, and individuals. The FBI and U.S. government are trying to......

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