Martha's Vineyard lies 7 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA. 1  In 1602, Bartholomew Gosnold, a British fisherman, discovered the Island and named it after his firstborn daughter and the thick vegetation.
Pirated is the unauthorized use, duplication, distribution, or sale of copyrighted software; counterfeit is software that is manufactured to look like the real thing and sold as such. Sophie Black works as a computer programmer for a software company. Her boss, Mike Jones, is responsible for developing a new software game for the Wii. After completion of the project Mike gives all of the team members a free copy of the game without consent from the company.
Proprietary software - Pricing and economics. 1  Proprietary software is not synonymous with commercial software, [44] [45] although the two terms are sometimes used synonymously in articles about free software. [46] [47] Proprietary software can be distributed at no cost or for a fee, and free software can be distributed at no cost or for a fee. The difference is that whether or not proprietary software can be distributed, and what the fee would be, is at the proprietor's discretion. With free software, anyone who has a copy can decide whether, and how much, to charge for a copy or related services. Proprietary software that comes for no cost is called freeware.