Human Interaction with Technology and Information

I really liked the video dealing with software piracy especially since now one of the biggest issues is music piracy which has affected tons of singers. In the video, software producers explain why software is so expensive due to marketing and creating the software. It takes up to 1500 to 200 hours to create software. Various reporters and lawyers were saying that this is no different than car theft. A software developer explained a program called locksmith which can create identical copies of software and include the serial number and all the protection that the original software contains. Vice president of Activision stated that all buyers can simply call a hot line and state their issue and the manufacturers would help them. School system uses Locksmith program the most because they create an archive and give the backup to their students for usage. Franckie mouse who is a software pirate was interviewed and explained that pirates do this for the recognition and to be able to outsmart the software workers however, pirates do not receive any profits from their illegal work. He also showed how he illegally copies programs and the software can be used by anyone in the nation. A lawyer stated that the penalty of piracy can be up to five years in jail and fines. At the end, an editor for a software company said that the best way to reduce piracy is to create cheaper software’s which are more affordable to consumers. The video was very interesting and I encourage more people to look at it because of the new form of theft in this day and age.

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