piracy

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    Software piracy

    I believe software and movie piracy is rife in SA and I would like to know all of your thoughts on the matter. I am completely against it, but that's just my opinion.
  2. jes

    Microsoft: piracy costs 95% of potential Chinese revenue

    Microsoft: piracy costs 95% of potential Chinese revenue Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the Chinese industry is worth “Billions of dollars” to Microsoft, who are losing out due to piracy.
  3. jes

    Piracy has cost the software industry US$20 billion in China

    Piracy has cost the software industry US$20 billion in China Piracy cost the global software industry more than $20 billion in losses in the China market last year despite the increasing use of legitimate programmes, an official survey showed Thursday.
  4. jes

    Online piracy is driven by greed

    Online piracy is driven by greed Industry expert Nathaniel Borenstein explains why digital ownership should not be treated the same as physical ownership
  5. jes

    Fighting Piracy in South Africa with the law

    Fighting Piracy in South Africa with the law South African software industry players are pushing for changes in legislation to help reduce piracy
  6. jes

    BitTorrent index poisoning: Will it fight piracy?

    BitTorrent index poisoning: Will it fight piracy? 30% of all content on the two largest torrent trackers are fakes – an attempt to stop the piracy of copyrighted movies or music
  7. LazyLion

    Record Labels To Pay $45 Million for Pirating Artists’ Music

    http://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-to-pay-45-million-for-pirating-artists-music-110110/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torrentfreak+%28Torrentfreak%29 Poetic Justice! :D
  8. LazyLion

    Apple Users Forced to Pirate VLC Player? Whatever Next?

    http://torrentfreak.com/apple-users-forced-to-pirate-vlc-player-whatever-next-110108/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torrentfreak+%28Torrentfreak%29 This is exactly the kind of Apple conduct that makes me sick to the stomach.
  9. LazyLion

    Hiren's BootCD FTW!

    After spending a few hours trying to do things the legal way, I just gave up and tried Hiren's BootCD. I should have done that first. Was just trying a simple BIOS upgrade. Online update does not work with Windows 64 bit. Couldn't find a stiffy disk or drive that worked. Making USB Boot...
  10. LazyLion

    Some Mac App Store apps already hit by easy piracy trick

    http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/01/some-mac-app-store-apps-already-hit-by-easy-piracy-trick.ars The link to the hack is in the article, just click on the link above. Purely for information purposes only. :)
  11. jes

    Spanish anti-piracy bill defeated

    Spanish anti-piracy bill defeated A Spanish parliamentary panel has rejected a bill that would let courts shut down websites offering peer-to-peer file sharing of copyrighted music and films.
  12. jes

    Rampant global Avast! piracy spreads to Vatican City

    Rampant global Avast! piracy spreads to Vatican City Avast! Software has issued a report on the exponential piracy of a single multi-user license key
  13. Derrick

    Piracy is OK because it places value on music

    British pop star Lily Allen has been extremely vocal about piracy issues in the UK, usually falling on the ‘piracy is bad’ side of the argument. Because of the abuse her blog was suffering due to her opinions, Allen decided to withdraw from the argument for a while. Now it appears that Lily...
  14. jes

    Microsoft wins piracy battle against Chinese internet cafes

    Microsoft wins piracy battle against Chinese internet cafes Microsoft Corp has won a landmark copyright infringement case against a chain of internet cafes in China using pirated software, a news report said Wednesday.
  15. jes

    Microsoft: Piracy hurting consumers

    Microsoft: Piracy hurting consumers Piracy ‘hitting consumers where it hurts’ according to a Microsoft news release
  16. rpm

    ADSL copyright warnings: Do you need to be worried?

    ADSL piracy legal warnings: Do you need to be worried? Many local ADSL users are getting legal warnings about piracy sing services like BitTorent. Here is what you should know.
  17. jes

    Piracy ruins chances of Super Street Fighter IV on PC

    Piracy ruins chances of Super Street Fighter IV on PC Capcom has no plans for a SSF IV PC release following high levels of piracy
  18. jes

    The economic impact of piracy - scare tactics or huge losses?

    The economic impact of piracy - scare tactics or huge losses? Is software piracy really costing the economy millions as the BSA suggests, or are these figures merely ‘scare tactics’
  19. Tpex

    4chan DDoS Takes Down MPAA and Anti-Piracy Websites

    http://torrentfreak.com/4chan-ddos-takes-down-mpaa-and-anti-piracy-websites-100918/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Torrentfreak+%28Torrentfreak%29 HAHA good old 4chan! :D
  20. jes

    The entertainment industry dinosaurs versus online pirates

    The entertainment industry dinosaurs versus online pirates The president and CEO of the US Internet Industry Association speaks up about how the entertainment industry seeks to influence legislation and make money off ISPs
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