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Not quite, since the laptop is used in university premises. What if the software reports its cracked status from the university's IP address, and their IT department gets contacted by the software manufacturer?

Dmitry Grigoryev
– Dmitry Grigoryev

2016-11-10 09:39:35 +00:00
Commented Nov 10, 2016 at 9:39
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@DmitryGrigoryev Still not the OP's problem. The IT department may decide to track down the infringer, not the OP. And I fail to see why a piece of software would decide to report its cracked status home with IP and all, instead of simply refusing to start on the user's computer.

T. Verron
– T. Verron

2016-11-10 10:59:16 +00:00
Commented Nov 10, 2016 at 10:59
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@T.Verron What about illegal downloads? Alcohol? Recreational drugs? Where do you draw the line? Concerning the second point, you report cracked status so you can take legal action, isn't that obvious?

Dmitry Grigoryev
– Dmitry Grigoryev

2016-11-10 11:14:43 +00:00
Commented Nov 10, 2016 at 11:14
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@DmitryGrigoryev To each his own, but I draw the line where it starts to impact me or the overall quality of the work directly, aka where it becomes my problem. E.g. alcohol while working, or downloads slowing down the network for everyone. Also, it may depend on your country: maybe some countries require by law that illegal behavior be reported.

T. Verron
– T. Verron

2016-11-10 14:37:26 +00:00
Commented Nov 10, 2016 at 14:37
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Because it is not a grievious offence. You can download pirated software, if you buy a license it is no longer a problem, if the origin is problematic(download site) you can make a checksum check (md5, sha256). Why would it be a crime to have a license that is expired? oh i get around to it at the end o the month or the next. As a software publisher you often do not want the customer to uninstall the software, because then you risk is much higher that the user will find an alternative. So yeah it is counterproductive to think of it as a huge deal and a larger crime.

cognacc
– cognacc

2016-11-10 15:11:39 +00:00
Commented Nov 10, 2016 at 15:11

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