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KwickClips Computer Science · 40 sec · free

Is downloading cracked software legal?

Short answer. No. It violates copyright.

What is a safe alternative?

Licensed or open source software.

Violations of IPR

Piracy: copies without permission
Fake logos break trademarks
Pirated files hide malware

Remember

Use licensed or open source

Cracked software is free? Think again. Here is why. Piracy is copying without permission. Fake brand logos break trademarks. Pirated files often hide malware. Remember. Use licensed or open source software.

This clip is from the full lesson: Intellectual Property Rights: Copyright, Patent, Trademark and Plagiarism — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.

Useful for: CBSE Class 10 Computer Applications (165), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science Essentials (083), CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices (065)

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