The unauthorized use, reproduction or distribution of protected works, products or materials without the permission of the owner or author.

• A. Piracy
• B. Population
• C. Price
• D. Principal

Answer: (A)

Unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution of protected works without the permission of the owner is called piracy. This idea rests on the rights creators have over their work, ensuring they control how it’s copied and shared. When someone copies a movie, downloads software, or distributes music without consent or payment, they bypass those rights, which is illegal in many places and against ethical business practice. The other terms describe different concepts—Population is about the number of people, Price is the cost of goods or services, and Principal can mean a main person, the original loan amount, or something of primary importance. None of these involve rights to copy or distribute protected works.