Subjects         Chips & Upgrades   Computers   News   Opinions   Peripherals Systems Software   SysOpt

internet.commerce Be a Commerce Partner

Search for more hardware and systems terms . . .

corporate software piracy Last modified: Monday, April 28, 2008

A type of software piracy that occurs when corporations underreport the number of software installations acquired through volume purchase agreements. Corporate software policy may also be an offence when software is installed on a server with unrestricted staff access. May also be called corporate end-user piracy. See software piracy. Also see"Is Software Ownership the Same as Licensing?" in the in the "Did You Know..." section of Webopedia.

Piracy's Other Price: Jobs The impact of software piracy and the illegal copying and distribution of other copyrighted works is hard to measure. Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" Section Use this Webopedia knowledge section for an in-depth overview of specific technologies and occurrences in the areas of Computer Science, The Internet, and Computer Hardware and Software. Webopedia's Software Category The Webopedia Software Category offers hundreds of term definitions and links related to the topic of Software.