Essay on Internet Piracy

Introduction:Computers and the information they contain are time and again considered classified systems for the reason that their use is typically restricted to a limited number of users. This confidentiality can be compromised in a variety of ways. For example, computers and computer data can be harmed by people who spread computer viruses and worms. A computer virus is a set of computer program instructions that attaches itself to programs in other computers. The viruses are often parts of documents that are transmitted as attachments to e-mail messages. A worm is similar to a virus but is a self-contained program that transports itself from one computer to another through networks. Thousands of viruses and worms exist and can quickly contaminate millions of computers. People who intentionally create viruses are computer experts often known as hackers. Hackers also violate confidentiality by observing computer monitor screens and by impersonating authorized users of computers in order to gain access to the users’ computers. They invade computer databases to steal the identities of other people by obtaining private, identifying information about them. Hackers also engage in software piracy and deface Web sites on the Internet. For example, they may insert malicious or unwanted messages on a Web site, or alter graphics on the site. They gain access to Web sites by impersonating Web site managers.( Chester, R)

Analysis: Over the years, the software industry has been forced to contend with piracy in many different forms, including end-user copying, hard disk-loading, CD-ROM production and counterfeiting. Internet piracy, however, has emerged as a new and virulent strain that threatens to make all other forms of piracy appear almost quaint by comparison. Some of the same features that make the Internet a tool of unparalleled economic promise contribute to the problem software companies face in protecting their works from infringement.....................

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