A public performance or display of a work does not of itself constitute publication. It may also include the individuals or organizations operating the computer system. Check with the publisher or reseller for details. The copyright holders for shareware allow purchasers to make and distribute copies of the software, but demand that if, after testing the software, you adopt it for use, you must pay for it. See also, computer program.
Some laws provide a threshold level of damages, called statutory damages .
A trademark is any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, adopted and used by a manufacturer or merchant to identify his or her goods and distinguish them from those manufactured or sold by others. The term URL is an acronym for uniform resource locator. It is the address of a site on the Internet and tells the client software where to locate a sought after file. See also, client. The term warez refers to pirated or illegal software.