Software piracy harms software companies through financial losses and damaged reputation, as well as users through security risks. There are several types of software piracy such as counterfeiting, unauthorized duplication, and internet piracy. Software companies combat piracy through encryption, lawsuits, and awareness campaigns to curb job and revenue losses.

1. Impact of Software Piracy on Computer Applications

2. Introduction

3. Types of software piracy
Counterfeit software
Unauthorized
duplication
Internet piracy
Client-server overuse

4. Impact of software piracy
Financial loss for software companies
Job loss for employees
Insecurity and risk for users of pirated
software
Damaged reputation for software
companies

6. Measures to combat software piracy
Encryption and digital rights
management
Lawsuits and criminal
prosecution
Awareness campaigns