Is it permissible to use pirated design software programs that are old versions which the producing company has stopped supporting and selling?
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It is not permissible to use protected software without the permission of its producers. However, it is permissible to download old software that the producing company has stopped producing, selling, and updating, because this indicates a customary permission to benefit from it, and customary permission is like explicit permission.
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