• DocumentCode
    774354
  • Title

    Do you know what your license allows?

  • Author

    Dakin, K.J.

  • Author_Institution
    5675 DTC Blvd., Englewood, CO, USA
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    82
  • Lastpage
    83
  • Abstract
    Before you push a key to load a program and display it on your monitor, ask yourself this question: “Do I have the power to use this program?” Using software requires power-not physical or electrical power-but the legal power of authorized use. If you are not the program´s author or owner, you can only obtain this power through a license-a legal document that states your rights regarding use of the program. This may include the right to use or operate the program as an end user; modify the program through deletions, additions or enhancements as a value-added reseller or original equipment manufacturer; or transfer the program to another as an aggregator, distributor or retailer. If you do not have the appropriate legal power, then your conduct is illegal. If you know that you do not have the appropriate legal power, then your conduct, which amounts to software piracy, is criminal
  • Keywords
    computer crime; computer software; industrial property; legislation; retailing; authorized use; criminal conduct; illegal conduct; legal document; legal power; original equipment manufacturer; program modification; program transfer; rights; software licenses; software piracy; software use; value-added reseller; Access protocols; Circuits; Computer errors; Computer networks; Law; Legal factors; Licenses; Permission; Runtime; Software maintenance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/52.382192
  • Filename
    382192