How can I tell whether software freely downloaded from the Internet is pirated or legitimate?
If you do not know whether the relevant web site has permission from copyright owners to provide the software, you should use reasonable judgement and make some enquiries. If you possess infringing software but you did not know and you had no reason to believe that it is an infringing copy, you would not commit an offence. Should you for any reason be suspected of breaking the law, showing that you have used reasonable judgement and made appropriate enquiries can help to demonstrate that you did not know and had no reason to believe that the software was an infringing copy. The court will decide ultimately on the basis of all relevant facts and circumstances.
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