The victimless crime process of purchasing a low value 'pirate copy' heavily impacts the industry. ... Overall, the argument that many state is getting a hold of a copy of something digitally and freely does not and will not have any sort of impact as the item or product is not physical being stolen and is a victimless crime. ...
Introduction Computer technology has created a new revolution in how intellectual property is created, stored, reproduced and disseminated. Understanding intellectual property and how to protect it are some of the new challenges that we face. Of course computers have given rise to a whole new category of intellectual property, especially computer software. A major commercial program can take a team of one hundred or more highly skilled and highly paid programmers years to create and sell for hundreds of dollars per copy. The fundamental problem with intellectual property as an ethical ca...
