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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 325 news and 428 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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Pirated version of Windows 7 on sale at Rs 50 per CDmore

by several retail shops in major metros and can even be downloaded for free from various internet websites.

Pirated Windows 7 on salemore

Microsoft China, said it is shortsighted for customers to purchase pirated versions. Speaking at an international...

Vivendi head calls for 'three-strikes' rule to tackle UK filesharersmore

Brown's new novel, The Lost Symbol, showed the urgency with which the government must crack down on digital piracy.

Business Matters: Vivendi, MySpace Music, Mojo Nixonmore

post but definitely worth reading. The talk is about lessons learned from the music industry's fight against digital...

Callidus Software Offers Free Webinar: "Learn the Top 10 Sales Pe...more

management across the sales force. Over 2 million employees and channel partners have their performance managed by...

Piracy and the Apple App Storemore

There are a lot of myths circulating regarding software piracy. Thanks to an App Store developer, we get the chance to...

SAFE Corporation Offers CodeSuite(R) Certification Onlinemore

-- Software Analysis & Forensic Engineering Corporation (www. SAFE-corp.biz), the leading provider of forensic...

Cheryl Cole gets her hands dirty for new album as label woos fansmore

release, though, reveals an industry in flux, and shows how labels are changing in the face of mass digital piracy and...

Down To Business: Tech Patents Revisited: Alternative Approachesmore

to copyright protection, which presents a higher bar for plaintiffs than does patent protection. To succeed with a...

Windows 7 could buoy Microsoftmore

the bells and whistles. India has typically been a difficult market to penetrate due to high levels of software piracy,...

Amazon tactics for Kindle launch are difficult to readmore

that human beings seem to react poorly to the notion of giving something for nothing, which is why digital piracy seems...

Aussies pay top dollar for Win 7more

very very fair to me. yves melbourne - October 2, 2009, 10:9AM and software companies wonder why software piracy is so...

Callidus Software Unveils Monaco Fall -- Suite Offers New Features, Re...more

management across the sales force. Over 2 million employees and channel partners have their performance managed by...

Amazon tactics for Kindle difficult to readmore

that human beings seem to react poorly to the notion of giving something for nothing, which is why digital piracy seems...

Pirates are mostly guilty of mismanagementmore

their network. Perhaps a more effective approach would be to move the argument away from the threat of illegal software...

Analysis: Hollywood's Digital Strugglemore

are all rethinking the form and function of the 21st century music company. On to the topic of digital piracy.

Larry Magid on Windows 7more

instruments, some costing $1,000 and more, have begun to use USB dongles in order to protect against software piracy.

Callidus Software Re-Launches Website for Highly Improved User Experie...more

management across the sales force. Over 2 million employees and channel partners have their performance managed by...

The (legal) music fades out for Canadiansmore

the friendlier legal environment. Rightly or wrongly, Canada is seen as a country where the laws to combat digital...

200 Spanish File-Sharing Sites Identifiedmore

that the Coalition, as 'Spain's digital content industry, has been a pioneer in centering the fight against digital...

Software pirates hijack Windows 7 debutmore

of Microsoft's Windows XP, in what China's official Xinhua news agency called the nation's biggest software piracy bust.

200 Spanish File-Sharing Sites Identifiedmore

that the Coalition, as 'Spain's digital content industry, has been a pioneer in centering the fight against digital...

Book trade can avoid music labels' mistakesmore

a panel discussion entitled 'Learning from the Music Industry'. The book-publishing industry certainly fears a spread...

Software Pirates in China Beat Microsoft to the Punchmore

a bootleg version of Microsofts Windows XP, in what Xinhua, the official news agency, called the nations biggest...

UK Report Guides Debate On Govt Anti-Piracy Rolemore

and business practices, and it could provide a case study for other countries deciding how to deal with digital piracy.

Top Sources: Software Piracy

  • Sydney Morning Herald
  • New York Times
  • BBC
  • Billboard
  • Boston Globe
  • CBS News
  • CHINAdaily
  • CIO Magazine
  • CNBC
  • CNET News.com

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