Software piracy refers to the illegal copying or distribution of software. It is considered copyright infringement and is illegal. The document discusses software piracy in detail, including how to identify pirated software, reasons for piracy, types of piracy activities, laws around piracy, effects of piracy, examples of pirated software, and advantages and disadvantages of software piracy. Piracy can negatively impact the software industry and economy by reducing profits that support further development. While pirated software has no direct costs, copying or distributing software without permission is still considered a crime in many countries.

1. C.K. PITHAWALLA COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
TOPIC : Copyright infringement of software
Submitted By :
GROUP : 1
NAME ENROLL NO
Hunny Jummani 140090107014
Purvi Mehta 140090107024
Dhwani Parikh 140090107027
Guided By:
Prof.
Sushma
Prajapati
Mr.
Rakesh
Katariya
Mr.
Hemil
Patel

2. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
OF SOFTWARE:..
• Copyright infringement of software (also called
software piracy) refers to the illegal copying of
software, music or films or the spread of these
things on the Internet.
• Copying movies is also called bootlegging.

3. WHAT IS SOFTWARE PIRACY,
EXACTLY?
• It is the unauthorized duplication, distribution or
use of computer software .
• For example, making more copies of software than the
license allows, or installing software licensed for one
computer onto multiple computers or a server.
• Copying software is an act of copyright
infringement, and is subject to civil and criminal
penalties. It's illegal whether you use the copied
software yourself, give it away, or sell it.
• And aiding piracy by providing unauthorized
access to software or to serial numbers used to
register software can also be illegal.

4. HOW TO DISTINGUISH
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT OF
SOFTWARE?
• Copyright infringement of software often have
those features.
• Can't offer a legal copyright certificate.
• Can't offer after-sales service.
• At low price
• Can't upgrade

5. REASONS TO SOFTWARE
INFRINGEMENT:
• Very often, the people making the laws have to
make a trade-off between allowing people to copy
and use the content, and the copyright holders
charging for the content.
• At the same time, even not allowed distribution
makes the content more popular.
• Because of these two reasons, infringement of
copyright for proprietary software and content can
be bad also for free software and content.

6. ACTIVITIES THAT MAY
CONSTITUTE INFRINGEMENT:..
• Creating a copy and/or selling it.
• Creating a copy and giving it to someone else.
• Creating a copy to serve as a backup.
• Renting the original software.
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7. ACTS :..
• In India , the copyright of computer software is
protected under the Indian copyright Act of 1957.
• Government Agencies such as Ministry Of Information
Technology And The Ministry Of Human Resource
Development have played an active role in aiding the
Indian Law Enforcement authorities in protecting
software copyright holders.
• Minimum jail term for software copyright infringement
is 7 days and maximum is three years.
• Sections of The IT Act , 2000 can also be applied based
on scenario of piracy.

8. TYPES:..
• 1. End User Piracy:
• This occurs when a company employee reproduces
copies of software without authorization. End user piracy
can take the following forms:
• Using one licensed copy to install a program on
multiple computers;
• Eg.
• MS OFFICE 16
• 2. Client-Server Overuse:
• This type of piracy occurs when too many employees on
a network are using a central copy of a program at the
same time.
• Possible only in LAN network .

9. • 3. Internet Piracy:
• This occurs when software is downloaded from
the Internet.
• Eg.
• TORRENT(µ)
• Pirate websites that make software available for free
download or in exchange for uploaded programs.
• 4. Hard-Disk Loading:
• This occurs when a business who sells new
computers loads illegal copies of software onto the
hard disks to make the purchase of the machines
more attractive.

10. STATS:..
• China is the world's largest producer of pirated
products, including software. The Business
Software Alliance estimates that in 2006 82% of
the PC software used in China was pirated.
• India ranks 43rd in the world at 69% of Software
piracy rate.
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11. LAWS:..
• The law says that anyone who purchases a software
copy has the right to load that copy onto a single
computer and to make another copy “for archival
purposes only”.
• It is illegal to use that software on more than one
computer or to make or distribute copies of that
software
• for other purposes unless permission has been
obtained from the copyright owner. Software piracy
is a federal offense and constitutes copyright
infringement, regardless of whether it is used for
sale, free distribution, or personal use.
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12. THE EFFECTS OF COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT:..
• Software piracy is illegal due to the potential
economic loss that it inflicts on the copyright
owner.
• Software authors suggest that copyright
infringement negatively affects the economy by
decreasing the profits that allow for further
development and growth within the software
industry.
• The Indonesia is the country most affected, as they
provide about 84% of the world's software.
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13. EXAMPLE OF A PIRATED
PRODUCT:..
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•The picture shows a
pirated copy of windows
vista operating system.
This software is worth
about Rs 10,000 , which is
sold at few hundreds at a
gray market.

14. ADVANTAGES OF
SOFTWARE
INFRINGEMENT:..• Cost:
• Pirated software costs nothing, or close to
nothing, to obtain.
• Easy to Acquire:
• Pirated software is extremely easy to find,
whether online, or sold openly in foreign
countries, or simply provided by friends. In
fact, in many cases, it easier for someone to
go online and download an illegal copy of a
software program than to drive to a store and
buy it from a retailer.

15. • Anonymity:
• Pirating software is a crime that can be
committed without leaving one's house, or even
interacting with any person. Thus, it is very
tempting to commit this "victimless" crime.
• Profit:
• Although most software pirates do not profit
directly from pirating software, the temptation
to make money by selling illegal programs is
strong. All one needs to become a software
pirate is a CD burner, which now cost as little .

16. DISADVANTAGES OF
SOFTWARE
INFRINGEMENT:..
• It is Illegal
• It is Risky
• It is Unproductive

17. COST:..

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