Is it permissible to copy software monopolized by companies, without which the device will not work, and the company exaggerates its price, knowing that this copying is free and only for the purpose of operating the device?
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It is not permissible to copy programs whose owners have forbidden their copying, even if their price is excessive. They have the right to determine the profits of their goods and products.
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