... complex matter such as computer software. For example, there is a program that can perform specific tasks creating, editing, deleting, and formatting texts such as Microsoft Word. Before, the program could be used to do those specific jobs; the program is in the text format that is just like an essay with strange ... 24). Needless to say, the patenting of software is not a widely loved policy, and is mostly embraced only by large corporations like Lotus and Microsoft (NacCracken 21) because it enables these big companies to make more money. As shown above, there are many problems could be...

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... floppy disk software, but not with compact discs), registration codes that can only be obtained with a telephone call to the software publisher, and a tedious ritual of looking up a randomly selected word from a certain page of the software documentation. Another more successful but usually annoying method is the use of a dongle, which is an extra piece of proprietary hardware that must be ... crime: those who are unaware that they are doing something illegal, those who knowingly make unauthorized copies of software for their own commercial gain, and those who knowingly purchase or down...

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