YouTube’s Next Big Headache – Software Piracy
01 apr 2010
Software pirates are using YouTube to share serial numbers and screencast videos explaining how to activate virtually any popular software title or video game that’s out there.
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Why Online eBook Piracy Is Not That Bad
29 jan 2010
This may be a controversial statement but some book publishers have found that online book piracy may not be reducing sales of book publishers.
Just because you download, say, Freakonomics from one of the four download sites investigated by Attributor that publicly provide data on downloads (4shared.com, scribd.com, wattpad.com, and docstoc.com), does this necessarily mean you would otherwise have bought a legal copy of the book?
List of Websites That Host Pirated eBooks
25 jan 2010
Attributor is an online service that helps news websites and book publishers track illegal or pirated copies of their content on other sites. The service recently released a report on eBook piracy saying that the sales impact of book piracy is highest in the Business and Investing, Professional and Technical and Science categories.
An Author Links to the Pirated Version of his own Book
23 sep 2009
Roy Osherove was naturally angry when he discovered pirated copies of his book on RapidShare and some people even had the guts to openly share links to those illegal versions of the book on Twitter.
Don’t Copy That Floppy – Lesson 2 in Anti-piracy
08 sep 2009
The Software Industry Association has released a new version of the Don’t Copy That Floppy video campaign that aims to spread word about the legal implications for software piracy.
Software That is both Shareware and Guiltyware
17 dec 2008
When people try to register OverDrive X with a pirated serial number, the software will still accept the code but not before showing this Shame on Me dialog box.
All Sea Piracy Related Incidents on a Google Map
24 nov 2008
With pirate attacks registering a dramatic increase in the past few months, the IMB Piracy Reporting Center has come up with a Live Piracy Map that shows all locations from where sea piracy related incidents have been reported.
Microsoft Declares October 21 as Anti Piracy Day
20 oct 2008
Microsoft announced Global Anti-Piracy Day to raise awareness among educators about the importance of teaching students about innovation and the cost of piracy, the launch of an employee anti-piracy ambassador program at Microsoft Italy, and the donation of computers seized from dishonest computer dealers to a local charity in Indonesia. Also taking place are local law enforcement training sessions and numerous legal actions against software counterfeiters and pirates.
Most Pirated Software Programs on the Internet
25 feb 2008
You will be surprised to know that the top pirated software on the Internet includes anti-virus programs followed by AutoCAD and Adobe Photoshop.
Converting Pirated Windows XP Into a Legal Copy
03 dec 2007
Genuine Kit has a Windows XP Product Key Update tool to convert any pirated Windows XP software into a licensed version.And it is more expensive to buy a licensed version of XP Professional than to convert your pirated XP into a licensed version.
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