Computer piracy is when software gets copied without permission from the copyright holder. This means that the copyright holder (usually the one who makes the software) will not get any reward for his/her product. It is illegal to infringe the copyright law and can result in imprisonment and/or fines. There are five types of software piracy. These include: softlifting, hard disk loading, renting, downloading, and software counterfeiting. Softlifting is when someone buys a …showed first 75 words of 537 total…

…showed last 75 words of 537 total…think "everyone else pirated software so why should I." Because of software piracy software companies lose billions of dollars so they raise the price of the software. So I think piracy is just the consumers way of fighting back at the extreme prices. I hope you have gained a knowledge of the different types of software piracy: softlifting, hard disk loading, renting, downloading, and software counterfeiting. Software piracy is illegal and can have serious consequences.