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SOFTWARE PIRACY

Software piracy is a global problem. Simply put, software piracy is the illegal distribution and/or reproduction of any software application for business or personal use. The consequences include a loss of software developer income, possible legal and financial penalties, and corrupted data integrity. This topic tracks the latest information on software piracy, including measures taken by software developers to stop its growth.

Software Piracy is part of Business Exchange, suggested by Greg Bewsh. This topic contains 366 news and 425 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about Software Piracy. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on Software Piracy from like-minded professionals.

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Worldwide losses from software piracymore

Based on data from the BSA, this chart shows the annual losses by country to software piracy: http://chartsbin.

New Podcast on Piracy Revenue Pipelinemore

Join host Dan Thompson and guest Michael Goff to learn more about the new Piracy Revenue Pipeline ticker on V.i.

Software Licensing – Pricing the Concurrent Licensemore

By: Cris Wendt The most predominant license metrics used today for most enterprise software are either a named-user or...

6th Annual Key Trends in Software Licensing and Pricing Surveymore

Now in its sixth year, the Key Trends in Software Licensing and Pricing survey is now open. This annual Flexera...

Disparity found in software licensing preferencesmore

Reflecting on joint research done last year between Flexera Software and IDC, Amy Konary speaks about the survey...

Thoughts on floating licensing; Software License Managementmore

Software Licensing – Don’t Think “Software Asset”, Think “License Enti...more

By: Cris Wendt It's probably heresy among many to suggest that we don't think of a software license as an asset.

SoftSummit 2010: The Premier Software Licensing and Entitlement Manage...more

By: Flexera Software Effective immediately, registration is open for SoftSummit 2010—The Premier Software Licensing and...

Software Licensing in a Virtual World: Friend or Foe?more

By: Cris Wendt Software licensing and pricing principles that apply in a physical world apply to software sold and...

Software Licensing & Paralysis by Analysismore

There is a lot of energy among independent software vendors (ISV) and software users about different types of software...

Software Licensing – Market Success Demands 3rd Party Solutionsmore

By Cris Wendt Licensing and entitlement management are at the heart of what a software company does to create and...

Software License Compliance – A Modern Day Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydemore

By: Cris Wendt The software licensing market is certainly maturing and evolving when it comes to the different ISV...

Songwriters Guild Claims The Internet Makes It Impossible To Create...more

The Internet as currently constructed has facilitated digital copyright piracy that has led to the...

BSA releases state study on software piracy.: An article from: EDPmore

Product DescriptionThis digital document is an article from EDP Weekly���s IT Monitor, published by ...

'StarCraft II' Arrival Officially Set, FCC Chairman May Buckle to...more

...asked members of various arts organizations for suggestions on how to fight digital piracy.

Software piracy in the UAE is region's lowest...more

The UAE has the lowest software piracy rate at 36 per cent in the Arab countries due to key legislation, strict...

There Is No Such Thing as a Free Lunchmore

...often shied away from subject of software piracy. ... Feature image by Chris Roberts from Digital Precision.

Software piracy a ?significant? threat to Arab IT industrymore

Six 3.33GHz physical cores and HyperThreading technology give this processor the ability to execute 12 threads...

The ACTA Copyright Treaty and Why You Should Caremore

ACTA���s Take on Digital Piracy Is Nothing New. Will Three Strikes Laws Take the Field in U.S. Copyright Ballgame?

UAE has lowest software piracy rate in GCC...more

Government can implement within the next four years to reduce piracy....

Google Gets Favorable Ruling In Rosetta Stone Casemore

...filed by language software firm Rosetta Stone against Google for copyright infringement has ... individuals involved...

China Software Piracy Fills Headlines, New iPad Clone Sells Fastmore

Microsoft sues the Chinese for illegal distribution of Windows 7. How's it different from cheap Chinese merchandise?

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...in Mac OS 8 & 9. All Material and Software Copyright (C) 2006-2010...

anildash: @jterbeest I agree software piracy is not the same as...more

...anildash: @jterbeest I agree software piracy is not the same as stolen property. It's Apple's license agreements...

China court awards Microsoft record damages in software piracy suitmore

...is liable to software company ... JURIST news archive] for using illegal copies of its products, ordering the...

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  • Software License Management
  • 2and2.blogs.experienceproject.com
  • ZeroPaid.com
  • Techdirt
  • agilissoftware.wordpress.com
  • vilabs.com
  • MacMegasite

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