Microsoft to ease up on piracy check-ins
Microsoft is cutting the cord on its antipiracy tool.
The software maker this month plans to update the Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications program so that it only checks in with Microsoft once every two weeks, instead of after each boot-up, a company representative said Friday. By year’s end, the tool will stop pinging Microsoft altogether, the [...]
Internet piracy lowers demand for black-market products, says Stanford professor
In news that will likely disappoint litigation attorneys, new research suggests that it may be unwise for producers of digital goods to sue file-sharing Internet networks and individuals who trade copyrighted music, movies and software. A recent study by Tunay Tunca, assistant professor of operations, information and technology at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, [...]
Sony Exec: Music Industry Is Losing The Battle Against Piracy
A Sony executive in charge of the company’s technology strategy believes that the music industry is not making headway against music pirates, despite the industry’s extensive efforts to halt piracy.
In a heated debate at the Digital Media Summit in Los Angeles Wednesday, Sony executive Albhy Galuten said that he does not believe the music [...]
BEHOLD! The pyramid of internet PIRACY!!
(pdf) The MPAA’s vision of file sharers. All in red because apparently we are all going to burn in hell or something.
MPAA’s Pyramid of Piracy
About the MPAAThe Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and its international counterpart, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) serve as the voice and advocate of the American motion picture, home video [...]
Schools targeted with anti-piracy message
The Federation Against Software Theft (Fast) is targeting primary and secondary schools for the first time with a campaign to promote the legal use of software.
The initiative aims to promote awareness of the legal ramifications of software misuse as well as taking enforcement action against infringements.
‘With the rapid growth in the uptake of the internet, [...]
