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Unlawful Software Duplication & Distribution; Piracy

The Detailed Case of David LaMacchia, an MIT student who allegedly used university hardware to distribute commercial software over the internet.
Unauthorized Copying of Software May Violate TI Policy and Copyright Laws, from the Ethics Office at Texas Instruments Corporation.
On the Illegal Copying of Computer Software, from the Ethics Office at Texas Instruments Corporation.
Copying Software May Be Acceptable in Some Situations, from the Ethics Office at Texas Instruments Corporation.
Upon Finding Unlicensed Software, from the Ethics Office at Texas Instruments Corporation.
Software Piracy vs. legal Copying, from the Ethics Office at Texas Instruments Corporation.
Copying Software Scenario This scenario raises ethical issues involved, when a colleague brings an illegal copy of a desirable software package to use in project computations.
Software and intellectual property protection This article shows importance of software and intellectual property protection. It also states some of the main points of software protection laws.