Software

A set of instructions, encoded as a pattern, that directs a machine's operations. Software is created through labor and intellect and has value through what it enables. Like all patterns, it can be copied without diminishing the original. Its creator may offer it through voluntary License agreements that specify terms of use, or release it freely. Software on your own machine is yours to run. Software obtained through deception or in violation of a voluntary License creates a victim through Contract Breach or Fraud.