Is it permissible to earn a living from using pirated software in website design, work, or explaining programs and attracting visitors? Is there a sin incurred by teaching people with pirated software even if there is no financial gain? What is the ruling on attracting visitors with designs created using pirated software, given that the blog through which money is sent is not pirated?
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You bear the sin of transgressing intellectual property rights. You are obligated to pay the value of what you deprived its owners of, or to give it away in charity if you are unable to pay. What you earned from permissible work using pirated software is lawful, and you must stop using it in the future.
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