Appointment and relevance
Many people are wondering how to
check the software installed on the computer for legality. In fact, the
term legal and illegal software (software) does not exist, as well as
licensed and non-licensed software. Another nonexistent term is pirated
programs. The meaning of such terms today is understood by all computer
users.
In the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation there is article 146,
which is responsible for copyright infringement. Article 146 of the
Criminal Code of the Russian Federation has three parts. The first part
is responsible for the assignment, the second for illegal use, the
third if the violation was committed by a group of persons by prior
agreement or by a person using official position. It turns out that
articles 2 and 3 of article 146 of the Criminal Code regulate the
punishment for using so-called non-licensed programs, that is, for
violating the copyright of software developers. It should be noted that
the second part provides for imprisonment for up to two years, and 3
part for a period of up to six years.
Then the question arises, how to understand what is a violation of the
copyright of software developers? Violation of copyrights of software
developers is not compliance with the terms of their license
agreements. Many computer users do not read the license agreements of
the programs when installing such programs, but it is in them that the
conditions for the use, distribution and modification of software
products are discussed.
Types of license agreements (licenses) for software can be divided into the following:
* Paid;
* Shareware;
* Freely distributed.
Paid use only in case of payment, although many such programs have a demonstration period (from 7 to 30 days).
Conditionally free-of-charge suppose free-of-charge use only in case of
rigid observance of conditions of the license agreement. Unfortunately,
such licenses often explicitly prohibit the use of software in the
organization. In the event that such programs are used, it is worth
examining their license agreement.
Free-distributing licenses guarantee free use in the office and at home, so such programs can be easily used in organizations.