The Computer Age has redefined society in many ways: computers -- and the Internet -- have brought along new ways to communicate, new forms of entertainment, new professions -- and new crimes.
Software piracy is the unlawful copying and distribution of software products. The Business Software Association estimates a worldwide revenue loss of $12.2 billion worldwide (for business applications only) during the year 1999.
The figures for the games industry are just as high. Up to 109,000 jobs, $4.5 billon in wages and $1 billion in tax revenues were also lost.
Software piracy is a unique form of counterfeiting. Since all copies of a software product (legitimate
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