Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 One form of software theft is the theft of the software from software manufacturers, which is known as piracy. Because this has historically been rather easy to do, the practice has become very common. As a computer instructor you feel it is your responsibility to explain this practice to students through the use of some examples. Which of the following practice IS permissible under a EULA?
A) Ahmed rents his copy of Adobe Illustrator.
B) The lab administrator at the college installs Fireworks on the school computer lab network.
C) Karen installs Flash on one desktop computer and one notebook computer.
D) Perry gives a copy of Microsoft Publisher 2007 to his friend, while continuing to use the software.

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The End User License Agreement (EULA) for many software products, including those from Adobe and Microsoft, often allows the primary user to install a copy on a secondary device, typically for non-commercial, personal use. This means Karen's action of installing Flash on both a desktop and a notebook, assuming both are her personal devices, is generally permissible under the terms of many EULAs.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 One Form of Software Theft