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Software copy protection methods of old
September 21, 2009 – 10:11 am | No Comment

Saw this fun post at “pingdom” website and thought it was worth a mention to see how far copy protection has come.

You all may know that the CTO of Nalpeiron was once a cracker before he moved over…

Is the SIIA getting desperate in it’s bid to beat kid Software Pirates?
September 14, 2009 – 7:34 am | No Comment

This week I noticed that the SIIA had released a new video designed to change consumer (kid) behavior. It’s a copy of the campaign from 17 years ago and has a rapper trying to convince and educate…

ISV Viewpoint Podcast: Talking Software Licensing with the VP of the US Institute of Languages
September 10, 2009 – 1:33 pm | No Comment

PODCAST: Views and discussion about the use of Software Licensing in an ISV

Software Licensing PodcastIn this podcast Jason D. Poole, Senior VP of the US Institute of Languages, discusses his candid views on Software Licensing, Software Piracy and Software Copy…

ISV Viewpoint Podcast: Talking Software Licensing with the CTO of Alien Skin Software
September 8, 2009 – 12:32 pm | No Comment

PODCAST: Views and discussion about the use of Software Licensing in an ISV

Software Licensing PodcastIn this podcast Finley Lee, CTO Alien Skin, discusses his candid views on Software Licensing, Software Piracy and Software Copy Protection.

Alien Skin tried a number…

Why Software Piracy is a business problem
August 7, 2009 – 2:05 pm | No Comment

You know this: “Using pirated software could harm your cash flow, damage your reputation, and result in data loss.”

So why repeat it? Well many folks seem to think it’s OK and some just “forget” what can happen to…

Symantec Wins $18.6M in Claims Against Bogus Distributors
July 27, 2009 – 12:55 pm | No Comment

Another of the world’s largest vendors, other than Microsoft, is taking the pains to take pirates to court.

The Security vendor’s aggressive legal strategy to combat software piracy in channel continues to pay off in courts. Symantec Corp.…

New research outlines “Software Piracy Approaches” and those responsible
July 27, 2009 – 12:47 pm | No Comment

V.i. Laboratories released new research showing how pirates go about “cracking” software the key groups responsible.

As the Flex platform from Acresso is most pervasive in the group studied (software with an average value of more than $4,000 USD…