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OEM unbundling Last modified: Friday, April 25, 2008
Often called OEM piracy or just unbundling, OEM unbundling is a type of software piracy that occurs when OEM-packaged software is separated from the hardware it originally came bundled with, at the OEM or retail level of sale. The software is clearly marked, usually with the phrase "For Distribution with New PC Hardware Only", and the act of piracy occurs when the software is installed on another computer system. See software piracy. Also see"Is Software Ownership the Same as Licensing?" in the in the "Did You Know..." section of Webopedia.
Is Open Source the Answer to Software Piracy? Ever since the dawn of commercial software, piracy has been a problem without a realistic solution that meets the needs of both the software vendor and the end user. Piracy's Other Price: Jobs The impact of software piracy and the illegal copying and distribution of other copyrighted works is hard to measure. Webopedia's "Did You Know...?" Section Use this Webopedia knowledge section for an in-depth overview of specific technologies and occurrences in the areas of Computer Science, The Internet, and Computer Hardware and Software. Webopedia's Software Category The Webopedia Software Category offers hundreds of term definitions and links related to the topic of Software.	Related Categories Digital Rights Management (DRM) Ethics Software Related Terms copy protection counterfeit software EULA OEM software software licensing software piracy warez Shopping oem Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Software 715 Store Offers Cartridges and Toners 13937 Store Offers Laptop Accessories 31593 Store Offers Hard Drives 260 Store Offers Cellular Accessories 18422 Store Offers