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Is Open Source the Answer to Software Piracy?

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Matt Hartley
Jan 15, 2008

“Ever since the dawn of commercial software, piracy has been a
problem without a realistic solution that meets the needs of both
the software vendor and the end user. From serial keys to outright
DRM (digital rights management) schemes, the software industry has
left no preventive measure untried.

“Some software companies by contrast, have opted to step out of
the DRM minefield altogether as it was a perceived irritation to
their customers…”

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