In terms of making software more available and accessible, the exception to the generalization of collaborative efforts to create new wholes is pirated software. Pirated software can be software that is copied or exchanged over the internet so as to avoid the costs involved with purchasing it. Such software is increasing in prevalence and popularity, particularly among people of lower socioeconomic brackets. Though pirated software is arguably an effective means of providing disadvantaged people with the software that they need, it is certainly neither legal nor the most honest means of accomplishing this end. In addition, it has certain key disadvantages, especially in the field of education; namely, it has a limited range and scope, and the material of the software is generally non-educational.