Abstract
Honesty is the best software policy. Last year ordinary people cost the computer industry $11.4 billion. Some people fail to realize that “borrowing” someone else's software or taking their company's software home for personal use may be illegal. Although these may seem like small offenses, it is estimated that illegal copying of software costs the computer industry between 10 billion and 12 billion dollars every year — funds that would go a long way toward keeping the software industry healthy and innovative. Ultimately, software piracy hurts everyone. For one thing, developers lose money that they could use to improve products, support, and documentation for their customers. In some cases, they are forced to charge higher prices to recoup their development costs; as a result, honest customers have to pay more. And whenever developers cannot afford to invest in new ventures and markets, innovation and product availability is hindered.
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