Conclusion Software piracy is an illegal practice which can have advantages but at the same time it has its disadvantages. From the reasons listed above, I discovered that it can be difficult for the end user not to pirate software because it simply costs too much, according to a report published on the Internet [3]. But at the same time, you cannot say that software is expensive, because you have to take into consideration the developers who spent hundreds of hours creating the software. If businesses want to combat software piracy, they will need to start by implementing DRM (digital rights management), once this is in place they can begin to implement DRM strategies that will protect their business and its assets. products against software piracy. Software piracy also has its economic arguments against software piracy because companies lose profits. and when they lose profits they cannot invest in themselves which causes the business to fall and over time jobs are lost which causes the unemployment rate to drop slightly.