Computer Related Ethical Issue

According to the analysis, 36% of software is currently stolen. Piracy has a high impact concerning the loss of revenue, which results in increased prices reflected in the consumers. The issue has affected the entire industry. Some of the companies feel like the issue cannot be addressed individually, but instead, it requires considerable effort to eliminate the problem (Mason and Richard, 42). If most of the computer users decide to piracy the software, there would be reduced creativity and innovation in the computer industry. Step 2; I would purchase compact disk software only from reliable resellers, check on the manufactures website to note authentication and guarantee that the software is unaffected. Verification of a product before purchasing is important. Lastly is registration of the software to inhibit other users to install your software in their machines.