Is using the "create team" feature in design software to share a paid subscription with people who do not work together considered deception against the software owners, even though joining is done legally through the program?
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The dictates the impermissibility of infringing upon intellectual property rights and the obligation to adhere to the terms of a contract, based on the Almighty's saying: "O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts," and the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Muslims are bound by their stipulations." The determination of the meaning of "the permissible team to participate in the program" refers back to the contract's clauses, or to experts in the field, or to the entity owning the program's rights.
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