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Software Licences - Match-up

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Software licence
Proprietary software
Open source software
Source code
Copyright
Intellectual property
Patent
Trademark
Software piracy


Answers
Using, copying or distributing a program without the owner's permission or a legal right to do so.
A legal agreement setting out how a program may be used, copied and distributed by the user.
The instructions written by a programmer, which are translated before the program can run.
Legal rights that protect creations of the mind, such as software, from being copied or used.
The protection that automatically stops others copying or distributing original work, such as software, without permission.
A legal right that protects a new invention or process and stops others making or using it.
A legal right that protects a name, logo or symbol used to identify a company's goods or services.
A program supplied with the code used to build it, so users can study, change and share it.
A program supplied as compiled code, with hidden instructions, usually paid for and not modifiable.
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