How can one verify the cessation of support and sale for software (such as Windows XP, Windows 7, and Photoshop versions) in order to apply the fatwa that permits the use of pirated copies thereof after the manufacturing company has ceased supporting and selling them?
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You can ask the specialists, for if you are unaware of the program's true nature and whether its development and support have ceased, then the ruling regarding it remains based on the original principle, which is to prohibit its copying, in consideration of intellectual property rights.
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