Copyright of non-Jews
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Question
Shalom. I studied studio engineering and installed a cracked version of a program that cost me much less. (At the time I asked a rabbi and he told me that regarding theft from non-Jews one can be lenient.) After a few years I became concerned that perhaps there is an issue of theft here, and I asked another rabbi and he told me that indeed it is preferable to be stringent about this.
The thing is that I checked how much it would cost to install it properly now, and it could cost more than ten thousand shekels. At the moment I do not have that many clients, so it is really not worth the investment. I wanted to ask if I may use the program only for practice, without any financial profit, and later on invest in the genuine one, when I am better at it and it will be worth the expense.
(I should note that the owners are non-Jews and some of them are antisemitic.)
Thank you very much!
Answer
Shalom and blessings
It is permitted to continue using it.
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