Critical Thinking Questions
Case 5-1
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 is NOT permissible under a single-user license agreement?
A) Jamie installs Quark Xpress on a single computer.
B) Christine leases her copy of Dreamweaver.
C) Phuong-Dao makes one copy of Microsoft Office 2013 as a backup.
D) Isaiah sells his copy of Adobe Photoshop CS6, having removed it from his computer first.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Leasing software is not permissible under a single-user license agreement. Option A is permissible as long as Quark Xpress is installed on a single computer, Option C is permissible as a backup copy can be made, but only for personal use, and Option D is not permissible as selling software (even if removed from the seller's computer) violates copyright laws.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 5-1