What Is the Difference Between Pirated and Counterfeit Software

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Multiple Choice

What is the difference between pirated and counterfeit software?

• A)Counterfeit is fake technology products, where pirated is invisible technological cameras placed online
• B)Pirated is the unauthorized use, duplication, distribution, or sale of copyrighted software, where counterfeit is software that is manufactured to look like the real thing and sold as such
• C)Counterfeit is the unauthorized use, duplication, distribution, or sale of copyrighted software, where pirated is software that is manufactured to look like the real thing and sold as such
• D)Pirated is stolen software used to hack into a company's classified material, where counterfeit is a fake version of firewall software

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Definitions:

Negligent Conduct

Actions or behaviors that fall below the legally established standard of care, leading to harm or damage to another person.

Legally Protected Interest

An interest recognized and protected by law, such as property rights or personal rights, safeguarding individuals or entities.

Valid Negligence Action

A legal claim or lawsuit instituted based on negligence where the plaintiff must prove that the defendant owed a duty of care, breached that duty, and caused damage as a result.

Res Ipsa Loquitur

A legal doctrine that means "the thing speaks for itself," used in tort law to infer negligence from the very nature of an accident or injury in the absence of direct evidence on how any defendant behaved.