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Vista won't show fancy side to pirates

Vista won't show fancy side to piratesarticle rootSpiffy graphics for legit usersMicrosoft is working hard to crack down on people who use pirated versions of its OS. According to unofficial draft guidelines, users will be required to have a higher-end version of Windows Vista and a system that meets some...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., piracy, graphics, news, vista, aero, Sonja Thompson, hardware, Microsoft Windows Vista, Reduce Piracy

Discussion threads 2006-04-13

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FREE Whitepaper on protecting your software against piracy

Software piracy continues to be a growing epidemic. According to the Second Annual Business Software Alliance BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study, thirty-five percent of the software installed on personal computers worldwide was pirated, representing a loss of nearly $33 billion in 2004. This white paper...

Tags: Software, SafeNet Inc., Epidemic, Software Piracy, Tools & Techniques, Piracy, Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law

White papers 2007-03-21

Software piracy exposed: Meet the suppliers

These days almost everyone knows about P2P networks, but few are familiar with the top sites, couriers, and other shadowy aspects that comprise the software piracy scene. Take a comprehensive, insider's tour of the unique underground world of software piracy. Explore the personalities and motivations of those behind much of...

Tags: Software, Chapter, Piracy, Supplier, Tools & Techniques, Channel Management, Management, Marketing

Book chapters 2006-10-25

From Licensing to Piracy Protection: Strategies for Securing Software Revenue

Organizations that rely on the sale of software as a revenue stream need to be concerned with maintaining flexible licensing while still preventing piracy. Fortunately, there are solutions available today that address the needs of companies looking to protect their software and control its use. This paper defines some of...

Tags: Software, Strategy, Revenue, Software Company, ISV, Antipiracy, SafeNet Inc., Piracy, Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management

White papers

BSA 2005 Global Software Piracy Study

In 2004, 35 percent of the software installed on personal computers worldwide was pirated, a one percentage point decrease from 36 percent in 2003. Yet, losses due to piracy increased from $29 billion to $33 billion. These are among key findings of an independent global software piracy study released...

Tags: Software, Business Software Alliance, Piracy, Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management

White papers 2005-05-01

Microsofts NEW Differential Pricing Policy Is Unfair !

Microsoft slashed the price on its Windows Vista operating system in China by more than half, in a bid to lure buyers away from pirated versions of the software.The price cut is the latest tactic by Microsoft in its efforts to spread legitimate products in the China market, which is...

Tags: Piracy, happyandyk, pricing strategy

Discussion threads 2007-08-05

Software Piracy and the Law

Software piracy is a high-stakes gamble. Can a business really suffer legal and ethical consequences if it’s caught with pirated software? This is what the U.S. law has to say.

Tags: Software, Business Software Alliance, Software Piracy, Piracy, Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management

White papers

Does your organization prohibit software piracy?

In a recent Polling Place, we asked our members whether their employers had a policy prohibiting software piracy—and whether it was enforced. The results suggest that software piracy continues to be a serious problem.

Tags: TechRepublic Staff, software piracy, software

Technical articles 2000-12-13

Turning the Tide: Why new strategies are urgently needed to counter the surge in online video piracy

Now that millions of ordinary, non-geeky families are routinely downloading TV shows and movies without a second thought, digital piracy has clearly gone mainstream. These people don't see themselves as criminals. But their changing viewing habits are forcing every film and television company on the planet to shape up and...

Tags: Strategy, Envisional Ltd., Online Video, Video, Piracy, Tv & Home Theater, TVs, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

White papers 2006-10-17

Theft by any other name

Good article until...The last paragraph. "Grokster and its co-defendant Streamcast have failed to stop piracy on their networks. That's why they lost their argument before the Supreme Court." -No, It's because they encouraged it in various ways. VCR makers also failed to stop piracy with their products, but they never...

Tags: piracy, network

Discussion threads 2005-06-29

Anti-piracy pact aims to nail online offenders in France

A three way pact between ISPs, Government of France and the music and film industries aims to nail down media piracy by detecting illegal file sharing and severing the internet connections of users defying the warnings. An excerpt from NY Times An independent authority, supervised by...

Tags: France, Antipiracy, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Arun Radhakrishnan

Blog posts 2007-11-26

Looking for Anti-Piracy and Software Compliance Posters

Hi, does anyone know where I could find posters to put up in my office re: anti-piracy and software compliance?I look after software in my company and thought it might be a good idea to have something visible for all users. Any ideas?CarrieFAST have one on their home page....http://www.fast.org.uk/I'm...

Tags: Piracy, Tools & Techniques, cadonn@..., antipiracy, software

Discussion threads 2007-08-30

Combating Online Software Piracy in an Era of Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

Inexpensive broadband Internet access combined with a perception of anonymity and file sharing applications that make downloading software as easy as doing a search on Google has resulted in a dramatic increase in piracy. Many consumers opt for free, illegal downloads over legally-purchased products. The two largest networks, Fast Track...

Tags: Software, P2P File Sharing, P2P, BayTSP, File-sharing, Peer To Peer (P2P), Piracy, Tools & Techniques, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management

White papers 2004-08-17

Enterprise Vista activation feature hacked

What's new??It’s interesting that Microsoft continues to pour resources into anti piracy software for Windows. Vista has been out now for not even a month and already there are two ways that you can bypass the Windows Validation check.I still say if they would save the money they are...

Tags: Dave the Computer Guy, software

Discussion threads 2006-12-14

Canadian Police Tolerates Piracy For Personal Use

[b]Canadian Police Tolerates Piracy For Personal Use[/b][i]Written by Ernesto on November 11, 2007[/i]The Canadian police announced that it will stop targeting people who download copyrighted material for personal use. Their priority will be to focus on organized crime and copyright theft that affects the health and safety of consumers instead...

Tags: Oz_Media, Canadian Police Tolerates Piracy, Canadian police

Discussion threads 2007-11-12

Best Practices in Creating High Level Application Security

Software piracy continues to be a growing epidemic. According to the Second Annual Business Software Alliance BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study, thirty-five percent of the software installed on personal computers worldwide was pirated, representing a loss of nearly $33 billion in 2004. This white paper examines prevalent hacking...

Tags: Software, Best Practice, SafeNet Inc., Application Security, Software Piracy, Hacking, Tools & Techniques, Security, Management

White papers 2005-10-14

Microsoft targets auctioneers of pirated software

Okay...I love a good scare tactic :)Sure, it's a crime. But piracy of EVERYTHING will always be around. People first pirated music by taping songs off the radio, or dubbing store bought tapes onto blanks. People used to video tape movies from their TV, or dub videos - I remember...

Tags: piracy, IT Dept_MBSSI, intellectual propertie, microsoft, security, software, law, pirates, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-02-07

Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications (exe)

Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications is a tool to help reduce software piracy. This tool will confirm that the copy of Windows installed on the PC is genuine and properly licensed. If it is not genuine, the tool will provide periodic reminders to help you take the appropriate action. Version 1.7.0018.1...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Tool, Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications, Productivity

Software downloads 2007-08-22

An end to the software police?

Piracy and Non Compliance are Symptoms of a Greater DiseaseIt is absolutely wonderful that the ISO has been moving forward in the interests of setting standards for software life cycle management. The global membership of the Business Technology Consumer Network believes that these folks deserve a great deal of...

Tags: non compliance, software, asset management, compliance, piracy, iso, enforcement, software management, asset, Pirates, programming, BizTechNet, lifecycle management

Discussion threads 2006-05-11

Bush creates new post to fight global piracy

Too Bad, So SadTypical Republican response to Big Businesses going "boo hoo" over their profits. What about all that outsourcing these same big businesses insisted on over the past several years while American jobs are lost for good?No one wants Piracy but a reasonable return is not possible under many...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Activation, piracy

Discussion threads 2005-07-25