Software is protected by copyright laws. To do so is in violation of copyright laws. When a person purchases software, they are purchasing the right to use the software. To open the plastic wrap, a person is agreeing to abide by a license to use the software only as intended. Most software is purchased with a single-user license, meaning that it can be used only by one person on one computer.
Companies usually buy multiple-user licenses or site licenses .
Normally a person may copy and distribute shareware software as long as it is not done for profit. It may be copied, distributed, and even sold. If you are not connected to the internet, you cannot submit this activity to your instructor. If so, you will need to connect before clicking the activity link. If you do not have an internet connection of your own, you may use the computer labs on the Cerritos College campus, located in the Learning Center.