Risks of using pirated software

Pirated software often lacks the important elements, documentation, and
comes with no warranty protection or upgrade options;
Counterfeit disks may be infected with viruses that will damage your hard
drive or cripple your network, without the benefit of technical support;
Copying or using illegally copied software puts your company at risk for
copyright infringement;
Pirated software that is not functional, or that contains viruses, wastes
company resources, and drives up IT costs;
May lead to civil penalties and/or criminal prosecution;
Negative PR about your company could result from the civil penalties
and/or criminal prosecution.