Thirteen of Morley's co-defendants had already entered guilty pleas. An important component of the overall effort to prevent software theft and promote software copyright compliance is effective law enforcement. PWA disseminated unauthorized copies of software, including programs that were not yet commercially available. The NET Act was enacted in 1997 to facilitate prosecution of Internet copyright piracy. It makes it illegal to reproduce or distribute such copyrighted works as software programs, even if the defendant acts without commercial purpose or for private financial gain.
Restitution is mandatory.
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