VOCABULARY software piracy - piractwo komputerowe unauthorised - nieautoryzowany to copy - kopiować illegally - nielegalnie hard-disk loading - nielegalne instalowanie software’u na twardych dyskach counterfeiting - fałszowanie, podrabianie internet piracy - piractwo internetowe end user - użytkownik końcowy end user copying - kopiowanie przez użytkowników programu to install - instalować package - pakiet genuine - prawdziwy, oryginalny counterfeit - sfałszowany, podrobiony discounted prices - obniżone/niższe ceny

LESSON 36
Software piracy

V1: I bought a really cheap copy of ‘Windows 95’ yesterday.

V2: Really, where did you get it from?

V1: Some guy in the market.

V2: Ooh, you’d better make sure it’s not an unauthorised copy, because that’s software piracy.

V1: Oh no, I never thought of that!

Software piracy means that computer programs are copied illegally. There are many types of software piracy: hard-disk loading, counterfeiting, internet piracy and also end user copying. Hard-disk loading is when people who build computers sell them with illegal software installed.

Counterfeiting is when computer programs are illegally copied and sold as the genuine product. Internet piracy is when official-looking websites offer counterfeit software at discounted prices. And there’s end user copying when individuals or businesses illegally copy programs.

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