War on piracy

Hmm....
/ponders busting some people (and companies) :p
 
The only non-free software we use is the OS... Windows XP... all registered.

but I have to say... I just hate the BullShi7Association. Bunch of liars, extortioners and pirates.

“It will only be possible to halt counterfeiting and piracy on a global scale through this kind of collaboration between governments and the private sector — both to educate people about the value of intellectual property and to take action against trade in illicit products,”
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Rubbish....

THE ONLY WAY TO FIGHT PIRACY IS PRICE AND DISTRIBUTION!!!

everything else is a waste of money and time. :rolleyes:
 
Estimates suggest that reducing piracy by 10 percentage points over four years could generate an extra 1 200 jobs in the local IT sector, R6 billion in local industry revenue and R490 million in additional tax revenues.
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My bs detector is going mad!
 
its not like they actually write u a R100 000 cheque... They only give you money that they recover after a law suite - and this is UPTO R100 000, it could also be 50 cents :P . I read it on itweb.co.za

So that can take years and years, and meanwhile u still have to work at the company? I guess its a step in the right direction for the fight against piracy in the business sector, but I dont think many people will actually be getting R100 000
 
KillerX said:
its not like they actually write u a R100 000 cheque... They only give you money that they recover after a law suite - and this is UPTO R100 000, it could also be 50 cents :P . I read it on itweb.co.za

So that can take years and years, and meanwhile u still have to work at the company? I guess its a step in the right direction for the fight against piracy in the business sector, but I dont think many people will actually be getting R100 000
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Ja... it's 10% of the amount of the settlement or judgement. But honestly.. how many companies use R1 million worth of pirated software?

It's just another scare tactic / publicity stunt by the BullShi7Association.
 
This will really boost the go open source movement. If only they get ReactOS sorted out soon.
 
Garyvdh said:
Ja... it's 10% of the amount of the settlement or judgement. But honestly.. how many companies use R1 million worth of pirated software?

It's just another scare tactic / publicity stunt by the BullShi7Association.
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Well, if they use the same method as the music industry to determine fines, it could get to 10mil very quickly.
 
Rouxenator said:
This will really boost the go open source movement. If only they get ReactOS sorted out soon.
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Ja, would love that... it looks good and all that...

This sort of piracy thing, coupled with the current worldwide recession, will lead to very interesting decisions...
 
Nod said:
Well, if they use the same method as the music industry to determine fines, it could get to 10mil very quickly.
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I honestly can't see South African courts going for that. Never heard of a fine that much in South Africa. The settlements are typically in the thousands. Companies that large generally have their act together when it comes to License registration.

It's all a load of carp.

"Piracy is bad"... "you could lose a lot of money"... whoooeeeooeeee... chains rattle in the background.

give me a break.
 
Piracy is a terrible thing, think of the families of those missing sailors.

At least the Indian Government is actually doing something constructive about the problem.
 
KillerX said:
its not like they actually write u a R100 000 cheque... They only give you money that they recover after a law suite - and this is UPTO R100 000, it could also be 50 cents :P . I read it on itweb.co.za

So that can take years and years, and meanwhile u still have to work at the company? I guess its a step in the right direction for the fight against piracy in the business sector, but I dont think many people will actually be getting R100 000
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spot on.

BSA is bsA
 
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