We know that a company product "software" can be protected under shrink wrap agreement or click on agreement to prevent end user from using the software or the contents for any bad faith like producing pirated software. To those who producing the pirated software has definitely fail to comply with any material term and condition of the agreement and also offended the Copyright Act 1987. Before 2006, the pirated software can be easily obtain in the market, but after government treat this as a serious offence, many pirated software "seller" has been warned and fined if found guilty, and many of the pirated CD has been confiscated during the operation.
But however, I'm doubt whether this legal action can stop end user from using the pirated software. I guess no, the legal action will only reduce the number of vendor from selling it or produce the software in a physical product (in CD form) but will never stop the end user using the not licensed software because end user still can get it thru net.
Believe or not, many pirated software or non genuine software can be easily found in any computer of most of the PC user.
"PUTRAJAYA: The Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Ministry seized RM794,300 worth of pirated software from a private institution of higher learning in Kota Kemuning, Selangor."
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What does this tell?
In my opinions, affordability to have a genuine software is the main issue.
According to salary survey, http://www.interec.net/salary/
Taking an engineer as a example, notice that the salary range in US is almost equivalent to the salary range in Malaysia without converting. However in US, you can get any PC or laptop with the price below than a thousand and you can get most of the software which is less than a hundred. But in Malaysia you will get those with the price of 3x higher than the price selling in US, here's come the problem.
Check US Price: http://www.compusa.com/main/indexcu.asp?
Check M'sia Price: http://www.pcdepot.com.my/
For example, assuming $600 for a laptop and $70 for a software, so to get a complete system with 10 genuine software installed could be cost American $1300 but for Malaysia the price would be $1300 * 3.1= RM4030. What do you think?
So in general the lower the cost relative to monthly earning, the less the incident of piracy is most of the case I seen. Because most of the people would wish to have a genuine software if the price is affordable.
Price does matter...!! Or cause I will still encourage my friends and myself to use genuine software.. Haha :)
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