Thread: What is "piracy" and is it ever justified
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Elhana is offline Elhana
2010-03-06 , 04:37
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#324
Originally Posted by qwazix View Post
Consider the possibility that piracy is desirable to some commercial software houses. The expensive CAD packages for example.
It is also a common practice for Autodesk to give away free licenses in return for good modules made by such illegal users. It is a direct advantage for them. They are against distribution of pirated versions, but they never try to fight against users of illegal copies in Russia at least.