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What is the ruling on using cracked computer programs, and is it obligatory to pay for them, or to donate their original value or the value of the formatting fee, and what about every time formatting has been done?

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Copying software that is prohibited from being copied is an infringement on the rights of its owners and is impermissible. Ignorance of its impermissibility does not negate the obligation to guarantee the value of its benefits to its original owner, not to the one who infringed upon it. The company that owns the software must be informed to ascertain their position, either forgiveness or an agreement on compensation. The same ruling applies to anyone who has benefited from copied software without the permission of its owners.

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