SOFTWARE THEFT

Domain	Definition
Computing	Software theft The unauthorised duplication and/or use of computer software. This usually means unauthorised copying, either by individuals for use by themselves or their friends or, less commonly, by companies who then sell the illegal copies to users. Many kinds of software protection have been invented to try to reduce software theft but, with sufficient effort it is always possible to bypass or "crack" the protection, and software protection is often annoying for legitimate users. Software theft was estimated for 1994 to have cost $15 billion in worldwide lost revenues to software publishers. It is a serious offence under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which states that "The owner of the copyright has the exclusive right to copy the work.". It is illegal to: 1. Copy or distribute software or its documentation without the permission or licence of the copyright owner. 2. Run purchased software on two or more computers simultaneously unless the licence specifically allows it. 3. Knowingly or unknowingly allow, encourage or pressure employees to make or use illegal copies sources within the organisation. 4. Infringe laws against unauthorised software copying because a superior, colleague or friend compels or requests it. 5. Loan software in order that a copy be made of it. Both individuals and companies may be convicted of piracy offences. Officers of a company are also liable to conviction if the offences were carried out by the company with their consent. On conviction, the guilty party can face imprisonment for up to two years (five in USA), an unlimited fine or both as well as being sued for copyright infringement (with no limit) by the copyright owner. When software is upgraded it is generally the case that the licence accompanying the new version revokes the old version. This means that it is illegal to run both the old and new versions as only the new version is licensed. Some people mistakenly think that, because it is so easy to make illegal copies of software, that it is less wrong than, say, stealing it from a shop. In fact, both actions deprive software producers of the income they need to continue their business and develop their products. Software theft should be reported to the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST). See also Business Software Alliance, software audit, software law. (1996-05-20). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression: SOFTWARE THEFT

Frequency of Internet Keywords: SOFTWARE THEFT

Anagrams: SOFTWARE THEFT

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-e-f-f-h-o-r-s-t-t-t-w"
	-4 letters: foretaste.
	-5 letters: afforest, attester, attestor, earthset, farthest, feathers, rheostat, sawteeth, software, testator, theaters, theatres, weathers, whetters, wreathes.
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Alternative Orthography: SOFTWARE THEFT

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 4F 46 54 57 41 52 45 54 48 45 46 54

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01001111 01000110 01010100 01010111 01000001 01010010 01000101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 01000110 01010100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 004F 0046 0054 0057 0041 0052 0045 0054 0048 0045 0046 0054

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day
software theft	6
prevention software theft	2
against federation software theft	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

SOFTWARE THEFT

Specialty Definition: SOFTWARE THEFT

Computing

Crosswords: SOFTWARE THEFT

Expression: SOFTWARE THEFT

Frequency of Internet Keywords: SOFTWARE THEFT

software theft

prevention software theft

against federation software theft

Anagrams: SOFTWARE THEFT

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Alternative Orthography: SOFTWARE THEFT

53 4F 46 54 57 41 52 45 54 48 45 46 54

01010011 01001111 01000110 01010100 01010111 01000001 01010010 01000101 00100000 01010100 01001000 01000101 01000110 01010100

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0053 004F 0046 0054 0057 0041 0052 0045 0054 0048 0045 0046 0054

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INDEX

Expression using "SOFTWARE THEFT": federation Against Software Theft. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.