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OCR: THE COMPUTER INDUSTRY HISTORY, CAREERS AND ETHICS 5 3 1 For the situations in which these guidelines clearly apply, however, they are a valuable resource. In some cases code might include guidelines whose intent is not accurately reflected in their wording. For example, the Computer Ethics Institute guideline shalt not use or copy software for which you have not paid" obviously does not include public domain and open source software or software for which your employer has paid Similarly, the idea that you should "think about the social consequences of the program you write' is valid but what should you think This guideline does not offer helpful criteria for distinguishing between socially useful programs and those that might be damaging Furthermore, what is socially acceptable for one pro ...