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Definition[]

Shareware is

“ software which a user is permitted to download and use for a trial period, after which the user is asked to pay a fee to the author for continued use.[1] ”

References[]

  1. ↑ CompuServe, Inc. v. Patterson, 89 F.3d 1257, 1260 (6th Cir. 1996) (full-text).
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