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Is it obligatory to inquire about the originality of the programs and systems used in computer offices before benefiting from their services, and is it preferable to deal with large offices for this reason?

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Contemporary scholars have differed on the issue of copyright into three opinions: absolute prohibition, absolute permissibility, and permissibility for personal use but not for commercial use.

You are not required to ask the shop owner about his software programs, nor to go to monitored shops, unless you know that a specific person is using pirated software unlawfully.

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