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