re it is even officially released to the public. Warez sites gleefully claim they give access to thousands of titles which any user can download, hassle free and at no cost. Some companies actually allow customers to download versions of their programs that are use or time limited. Once the amount of uses or specified time is up, the customer either deletes the program or pays for it. Once it is paid for, the customer then receives an activation (serial) number that allows normal usage of the program. Software pirates are sometimes able to decipher these activation codes or find a way to hack around them, and then post this information to their warez sites.Still another way to obtain software without paying for it is to overuse the license. This primarily applies to businesses, large or small, that buy one copy of a software package with a license to use it on a specified amount of computers or with a specified amount of users. The theft occurs when the package is installed more times, or is used by more people, than the license allows. Why Software Is PiratedAs it has been said, ignorance is bliss. A good number of people are totally unaware they are stealing when it comes to software they have installed on their computer. Copyright laws can be quite confusing, and very few computer users actually read their software licenses so they may not even know that they are using certain programs illegally. Stealing software, at present, is extremely easy to get away with. No computer police are going to come knocking on your door searching for all the correct licensing. The inherent ease of piracy and the lack of authorities ability to enforce laws are a temptation that is just too great for some people to withstand. What makes it even easier on the conscience is that it seems like everyone is doing it. A Gift Of Fire tells us, People ignore laws they consider unreasonable, especially if many others do so as well, if it is consid...
