... into the categories of copyrights or patent laws; therefore, there is no perfect protection for software and its programmers. "Copyright law in the US is derived from English copyright law (Statute of Anne) and common law," which "Congress subsequently enacted the Copyright Act [in] 1790 and major revisions to it in 1831, 1870, 1909, and 1976" (Doty). "Most copyrights in works published after January 1, 1978 are good for the ... end result is that companies that produce software could not develop. Individual copied software does not enable software industries to grow, as companies woul...

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... copy or distribute software for any reason without the prior written consent of the software manufacturer. Many software managers are concerned with the legal compliance, along with asset management and costs at their organizations. Many firms involve their legal departments and human resources in regards to software distribution and licensing. Information can qualify to be property in two ways; patent law and copyright ... copy to someone else - is prohibited. Under this law if anyone is caught with the pirated software, an individual or the individual's company can be tried under both c...

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