For the professional software designer, the hobby and home computer movement has created a curious and at times painful dilemma. On one hand, the movement represents a large and growing market?one in obvious need of professionally developed software. On the other hand, that same market offers a very narrow profit margin. Worst of all, it seems to be characterized by a kind of anarchic morality in which all software is fair game for outright rip-off. It may come as a surprise to some that the offenders are not only individuals; among them, in fact, are a few of our largest and most highly respected corporations.

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C.N. Mooers, "Preventing Software Piracy", Computer, vol. 10, no. , pp. 29-30, March 1977, doi:10.1109/C-M.1977.217671