Software Piracy is also known as copyright infringement of software. It is a common practice of copying or distributing unauthorized computer software. For example, making more copies of software than the license allows, or installing software licensed for one computer onto multiple computers or a server. If accused of piracy, then someone is claiming that you have violated their copyright by copying part or all of their work without authorization, or have enabled other people to make such copies. Since copying software is an act or copyright infringement, it is subject to civil and criminal penalties.Software Piracy is extremely important to businesses because they can be held liable for a software copyright infringement whether or not they know their conduct violates federal law. According to bbb.org, criminal penalties include fines of as much as $250,000 and jail terms of up to 5 years. Software piracy costs the software industry over $10 Billion in lost revenue each year and costs U.S. businesses millions in fines and legal fees. It is highly recommended that businesses adopt a software policy to help avoid any violations of software licensing.
I found great resources at Better Business Bureau.
http://www.bbb.org/us/article/computer-software-piracy-406
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