소프트웨어 불법 사용 예방을 위한 뷰어의 효율적인 활용 방안

Abstract

Software industry as a knowledge-based industry is an important sector which governs national competitiveness. As it creates and increases high added value of computer equipment, it is considered as a source of industrial competitiveness. So the government protects interests of the persons who developed it. However, the patent rights have been disturbed because of illegal copy. There have so far been many studies and regulations on protection of intellectual property rights, but the biggest obstacle to development of software industry was illegal use of software. Strict punishments and confiscation of the property were introduced to terminate illegal copy when it was prosecuted. The efforts to terminate use of illegal copy only focusing on punishment had temporary effects and did not show long-term effects. It is because use of illegal software was repeatedly shown when regulations were loosened. This study assumes that the best method to protect rights of developers and curtail financial burden of users is change of users' basic thoughts and analyses current status of files posted on web sites. The results of the study are presented as follows: The word processing program which is most frequently Hangul and about 12% of the people need more than two programs of word processors. All the administrative, educational and industrial organizations do not specify names of programs and versions having attached files. Software developing companies are interested in business rather than active use of public programs. Administrative and educational organizations do not make efforts to settle legal use of software products. Companies considers convenience of hosts as more important than that of beginners and guests to web sites. They operate web sites centering on guests-oriented programs. They use illegal programs for word processing instead of using legal products and are affected by cost and surrounding environments. They have never had recommendations to use legal products and been educated to do so. About 35% of the persons who buy legal products do not use illegally-copied products instead of the products which they bought. The reason that they are to use recent version of software is that they think other people can not open words files which are written in the latest version. They hardly know information on Viewer program and if information is given, they have mind to cooperate for settlement of legal products using Viewer program. Based on the results above, this study presented methods on reinforced education on purchase and use of legal products, management of bulletin boards centering on guests, information sharing and active use of the Viewer. However, this study will be uneffective as a method to decrease illegal copy of softwares according to different uses as the range of the study was limited to study on office softwares. In the future, we need further studies on prevention of illegal copy and settlement of legal software products by analysing use characteristics of softwares and have to study development and distribution of Open-Source-Program.