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== Software cracking == Software piracy was prevalent, with [[warez groups]] like [[Fairlight (group)|Fairlight]] distributing cracked software via [[Bulletin board system|BBSs]] and [[sneakernet]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Carlsson |first=Anders |title=The Rise and Fall of the Commodore 64 |journal=IEEE Annals of the History of Computing |volume=37 |issue=4 |pages=22β35 |year=2015 |doi=10.1109/MAHC.2015.67}}</ref> Tools like [[Fast Hack'em]] bypassed copy protection.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Copy Protection and Piracy on the Commodore 64 |magazine=Compute! |date=August 1985 |url=https://archive.org/details/1985-08-compute-magazine |access-date=2023-10-15}}</ref>
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