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softlifting Last modified: Friday, April 25, 2008
A type of software piracy that occurs when users share their software with other users who are not authorized to have access by the End-User License Agreement (EULA). The most common type of softlifting occurs when a person does legitimately purchase software but installs it onto multiple computers which is a violation of the licensing agreement. Softlifting  may also be called softloading or end-user piracy. See software piracy. Also see"Is Software Ownership the Same as Licensing?" in the in the "Did You Know..." section of Webopedia.
DRM Watch Analysis of digital rights management technology. Is Open Source the Answer to Software Piracy? 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. Piracy's Other Price: Jobs The impact of software piracy and the illegal copying and distribution of other copyrighted works is hard to measure. Webopedia's Software Category The Webopedia Software Category offers hundreds of term definitions and links related to the topic of Software.	Related Categories Digital Rights Management (DRM) Ethics Software Related Terms counterfeit software EULA install OEM piracy OEM unbundling software software licensing software piracy Shopping soft lifting Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Clothing 7387 Store Offers Cosmetics 58 Store Offers