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Most computer software carries a warning against copying, yet many people feel the warning is unreasonable. They believe that if they buy a program, it is theirs to do with as they wish, and that includes giving or selling a copy to someone else. Are they right? Why or why not.

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When people "buy computer software," they need to understand that they are not buying the computer software. They are buying a license to use the computer software. There is a big difference between the two. And so, the reason why so many people find the warning against copying unreasonable is because they fail to ...

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