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Using pirated software in the development of free software.
Asked on Mar 28th, 2014 on Intellectual Property - Ohio
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If I were to use a pirated piece of software to aid in the development of a piece of free software that generates no income, and is made mostly for the purpose of education, would that be considered copyright infringement?
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If you pirated MS Word and gave it away to schools (educational purpose and no income), you would be guilty of copyright infringement. There may be other facts that help you avoid copyright infringement under a fair use argument (look up fair use on wikipedia), but the facts you have given do not avoid infringement.
Answered on Apr 01st, 2014 at 8:50 AM