Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 One Form of Software Theft

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Critical Thinking Questions Case 1 One form of software theft is the theft of the software from software manufacturers, which is known as piracy. Because this has historically been rather easy to do, the practice has become very common. As a computer instructor you feel it is your responsibility to explain this practice to students through the use of some examples. All of the following are permissible under a EULA except which of the following?

• A) Jamie installs Quark Xpress on a single computer.
• B) Christine leases her copy of Dreamweaver 8.
• C) Phuong-Dao makes one copy of Microsoft Office 2007 as a backup.
• D) Isaiah sells his copy of Adobe Photoshop CS2, having removed it from his computer first.

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Definitions:

Double Marginalization

A situation in a supply chain where both the manufacturer and retailer mark up prices above their marginal costs, leading to inefficiencies.

Retail Price

The total cost at which a product or service is sold to the end consumer.

Manufacturer Markup

The difference between the cost of manufacturing a product and its selling price, set by manufacturers to cover expenses and profit.

Diagnostic Software

Computer programs designed to identify and help solve problems within a hardware or software system.