Part 1
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Part 2
Management often sees computer software as just another tool to get things done, and their knowledge and concern about software licenses, if it exists at all, may be limited to the annoyance experienced when opening the box for a new program and encountering a large label, filled with fine print, which one has to tear through to get to the program.
With the increasing competition between software manufacturers, the resultant relentless -squeeze- of profit margins, and the increasing ease by which computer programs can be downloaded and transferred for free over the Internet, selected software manufacturers have begun using license violation claims as a means to protect their products.
Even so-called ¨innocent¨ misuse of computer software can subject a company to civil penalties that are significant enough to threaten the very survival of the business.
The risk and vulnerability that you eliminate by securing licensed software for all your computers are well worth the minor investment in time and money.
However, there are a variety of software licenses that collectively fall under the umbrella term ¨Open Source¨, which is often distributed for free.