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COMPUTERS and the LAW Software Copyright It is illegal under the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1989 to copy software in breach of a licensing agreement. Licensing Agreements When buying software, you do not become the owner of the software itself - you are buying a license that permits you to use the software. There are a variety of different licensing agreements:- * Single-user license - this covers the use of software by one person. The individual is usually permitted to copy the software once, so that they have a backup. Also, they may be able to use the software on two different machines, say a home PC and a portable laptop, as long as both copies aren't used at the same time! * Multi-user license - this covers the use of software by several people and is the kind of license bought by small to medium-sized organisations where, typically, five to twenty people may be...

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