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 practice IS permissible under a single-user license agreement?
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 Word 2013 to his friend, while continuing to use the software.

Question

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The single-user license agreement allows a person to install the software on one or more computers for their own use. Karen is installing Flash on one desktop and one notebook computer for her own use, which is permitted under the license agreement. Renting software (choice A) is not permitted under a single-user license agreement. Installing software on a network (choice B) is not permitted without a multi-user license agreement. Giving a copy of software to a friend (choice D) is not permitted and is considered piracy.

Critical Thinking Questions Case 5-1