One basis for society is that of helping your neighbor -- but in the software world this is piracy. To prevent this, the U. S. is putting in place practices which are like those in the former Soviet Union -- computerized guards, propaganda in favor of licensing, rewards for informing on co-workers, and penalties which make distributing software as serious a crime as armed robbery.
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