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What is the ruling on working for a company that develops military systems using commercially protected software without a license, due to the impossibility of obtaining one for a besieged country, and what is the ruling on the money earned from selling these systems, knowing that they serve the interest and security of the state?

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Working for the company is permissible as long as it does not involve pirated software. The use of pirated software for commercial purposes is not allowed and is impermissible, because it infringes upon the inviolable right of the owner to their property. The aggressor must guarantee the value of the benefits and damages they have caused the owner to miss out on, and the purchase of such software is available to companies. The money earned from selling systems that utilized pirated software is lawful, with the obligation to guarantee the rights of the owners of this software and pay them its value.

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