It's Time to Stop Software Piracy

　　1. 盜版軟件比比皆是

　　2. 盜版軟件猖獗的原因

　　3. 如何打擊盜版軟件

　　這是一篇主要論述盜版軟件猖獗原因和打擊盜版軟件的措施的文章。第一段，概述中國盜版軟件泛濫的情況。第二段，重點分析盜版軟件猖獗的主要原因。第三段，側(cè)重闡述打擊盜版軟件的措施。

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　　It's Time to Stop Software Piracy

　　China has often been criticized for the rampant practice of software piracy. Take a look around. We operate on pirated Windows systems, defend PC security with pirated Kaspersky anti-virus programmes, process files with pirated Microsoft Office, draft 3D designs with pirated AutoCAD, refine pictures with pirated Adobe Photoshop, and study English with pirated Kingsoft's electronic dictionaries and translators. It's no exaggeration that pirated software is everywhere.

　　The logic behind the phenomenon is simple and clear: if a pirated copy is available for just a tiny fraction of the normal price, not to speak of many of the free downloads online, who would pay for an authentic copy? Cheaper prices aside, easy access is another important factor. With such a large gathering of pirated upgrades around, who would bother to spend time and money searching the stores for an authorized yet outdated version?

　　Despite these apparent benefits, the practice of software piracy should be banned, because it represents unfair competition and by nature it's a no-win situation. But how? Two approaches are to be taken at the same time: Technically, software developers should enhance their antipiracy engineering, so that cracking the software should be virtually impossible. And legally, the government should also tighten its antipiracy laws and toughen up the penalties, so that violations should be costly.