Software Piracy

Software is very essential most especially when integrating an information system that will help do tasks easier, faster, and more accurate. Application of software in a certain operational process will specifically do tasks with proper direction and procedures set by the program software. This will certainly address the problems that the employees encounter in an organization to be more efficient in their work.

Usually these software applications come for free or you have to pay for it. One of the most common software programs is the Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office is a very popular software and are widely used in different organizations and different industries. This software includes different applications such as MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Access, MS Outlook, and etc. Because this is widely used, often times this software is pirated by others for them to have a copy and use it without license.

This kind of software piracy occurs for some reasons. One factor is the price of the software in the market. Also, people think it is not worth their investment because they do not usually see the real value of this software and lastly, the spreading of pirated copy because it is easy to download online. People have always access to the internet, and people can download whatever they want including this software. Sometimes they are unaware that these are just unlicensed copies downloaded and it is hard for us to blame these people for a fact that, unconsciously, you also do this kind of practice. Maybe all we can do is to be aware of this kind of practice and also tell or inform the others as well so that awareness in software piracy will be heightened up.

Because of this concern, software companies are experiencing lost sales due to the software piracy. Even if the government has laws and regulations regarding this concern, there is no strong implementation of the penalties and sanctions. Maybe one thing that these software companies can do is to check the availability online and report the sites that allow pirating their software.

With the advent of technology and its exponential development, people opt to use gadgets and the latest technologies for their own convenience. And with the help of the internet, it helps us provide every information that you want as long as it used for good and not to harm others.