Social Ethical Issue: Software Piracy
Software piracy is defined as the unauthorized copying of a software. When a person buys a software, they become a licensed user. They are allowed to make copies of the CD for back up purposes but it is illegal to make copies of it to give to others.
Companies have tried many methods to stop software piracy, but it is nearly impossible to stop it completely. The methods discourage some would be software pirates, but do not stop the piracy.
Some common types of software piracy include counterfeit software, OEM unbundling, softlifting, hard disk loading, corporate software piracy, and Internet software piracy.
(source:http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/software_piracy.html)
