Software piracy, the unauthorized copying of software without payment to the legal owner, is a growing problem worldwide. Suppose that you are offered a chance to copy a friend’s disk containing copyrighted software. What portions of the ACM Code of Ethics would address this situation? According to the code, how should a computer professional respond to such an offer?
What will be an ideal response?
This situation is covered by General Moral Imperative 1.5: Honor property rights including copyrights and patent. Since the software is copyrighted and is someone else's intellectual property, you should not copy it.
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