Software piracy: Hype versus reality

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Email Sender ID: The hype and the
reality

Email Sender ID: The hype and the
reality 08/27/2004 01:37 PM
There are a number of promising technical papers under consideration by the Internet Engineering Task Force which deal with the ever-growing problem of spam. Most of them seek to attack the spam problem obliquely rather than head on. These techniques avoid looking at message content in an attempt to determine if an email is spam or not. Instead, they focus on authenticating the sender. Since most spam comes from forged email addresses, eliminating such forgery would be a big step up in the fight against spam. In this article we'll look at the evolution of the current Sender ID proposals, and we'll also examine some of the non-technical barriers which might prevent any of the proposed solutions from ever working.

Transmeta suffers hype and hardware
reality

Transmeta suffers hype and hardware
reality 08/23/2004 10:37 AM
Perhaps the decision to name its flagship product after a fictional shipwrecked traveler who spent almost 30 years trapped on a small island was not the best of omens for Transmeta Corp.

BetsyDevine : Rhetoric versus reality

BetsyDevine : Rhetoric versus reality 01/05/2004 07:25 AM
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Storage vendors capitalize on their own
software hype

Storage vendors capitalize on their own
software hype 09/14/2004 04:28 PM
The Register Sep 14 2004 8:10PM GMT

MS Software Assurance Versus Red Hat
Network (Ziff Davis)

MS Software Assurance Versus Red Hat
Network (Ziff Davis) 06/22/2004 09:14 AM
Ziff Davis - Opinion: Who gets the better deal when it comes to added software goodness? It's not even a close contest, Linux & Open Source Editor Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols says.

Better Than Reality: A Fundamental
Software Principle.

Better Than Reality: A Fundamental
Software Principle. 06/30/2004 09:07 PM
Jakob Nielsen: Better Than Reality: A Fundamental Software Principle.

Bush versus Reagan (Iraqi versus
American)

Bush versus Reagan (Iraqi versus
American) 07/17/2004 11:22 AM

A friend was complaining about Ronald Reagan yesterday, not completely mollified by his death.  What had Reagan done to bother her, I asked?  She was upset by Reagan's appointments to the Supreme Court, by his inaction on AIDS, and a variety of other domestic issues.  How could she hate Reagan more than Bush? "Bush is out there messing up foreign countries instead of our own."

Despite not having voted for either man, I discovered a strong personal preference for Reagan over Bush II.  Reagan was an American working on American problems.  Maybe he didn't do as good a job as we would have liked, but at least he was trying.  Bush, on the other hand, projects an image of spending all of his time and energy thinking about Iraq and Iraqis.  The only explanation that makes sense is that Bush is actually an Iraqi.  Who other than an Iraqi would be so interested in Iraq?  When W. is not talking about Iraq he is often talking about Jesus so probably he is an Assyrian Christian, one of the groups that lived in Iraq before the Arab invasion (background< /A>).

Perhaps Kerry and Edwards have a chance after all because they are running against a foreigner.

[Note:  there is some chance that Bush is Kuwaiti or Saudi rather than Iraqi.  The owners of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia were badly inconvenienced by Saddam.  There was a New York Times article right after the 1991 Gulf War where they talked about how the Emir of Kuwait would marry a 13- or 14-year-old girl every Friday night and then divorce her on Saturday and that this was the kind of lifestyle that American troops were supporting by giving Kuwait back to the Emir--you could understand why the Emir, even with $billions in foreign bank accounts, was so anxious to have his country back.  Still, there were never too many Christians in Kuwait or Saudi Arabia so evidence points back to W. being an Iraqi]

Worm-proof software: Myth or reality?

Worm-proof software: Myth or reality? 05/26/2004 09:14 AM
ZDNet May 26 2004 1:12PM GMT

Software piracy on the up

Software piracy on the up 07/12/2004 10:48 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jul 13 2004 3:09AM GMT

eMac Versus iMac Versus PowerBook

eMac Versus iMac Versus PowerBook 04/21/2004 06:37 PM
By Rob-ART Morgan, Bare Feats (via MyAppleMenu)

Software Piracy Seen as Normal

Software Piracy Seen as Normal 06/24/2005 05:43 PM
Slashdot Jun 24 2005 12:29PM GMT

Two Part Essay on Software Piracy

Two Part Essay on Software Piracy 01/06/2004 04:25 AM
I have been a firm believer in purchasing software that I like. I really like the shareware concept and support...

Will Cheaper Software Ease Piracy?

Will Cheaper Software Ease Piracy? 07/30/2004 08:13 AM

Software piracy climbs to $29 bln
globally

Software piracy climbs to $29 bln
globally 07/07/2004 04:26 AM
In its annual survey released today, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) says that software piracy reached nearly US$29 billion in 2003, notes Reuters...

Software piracy 'seen as normal'

Software piracy 'seen as normal' 06/24/2005 02:59 PM
Campaigns to persuade people to stop downloading pirated games from the net are not working, a report suggests.

Software piracy continues to grow

Software piracy continues to grow 07/07/2004 07:45 AM
Figures on global software piracy show that more than one-third of programs are being used illegally.

Software Piracy Soars (NewsFactor)

Software Piracy Soars (NewsFactor) 07/07/2004 03:00 PM
NewsFactor - Software firms are losing big to piracy. In 2003, some 36 percent of the software installed on computers worldwide -- valued at US$29 billion -- was copied or distributed illegally, according to a study released by the Business Software Alliance (BSA).

BSA now pushing 700 software piracy
probes in the U.S.

BSA now pushing 700 software piracy
probes in the U.S. 09/23/2004 05:22 PM
The chief enforcement officer for the Business Software Alliance told attendees at a Gartner asset management conference yesterday that software audit raids with federal marshals and court orders against enterprise customers are rare.

Software Piracy Hurts End-Users Too
(NewsFactor)

Software Piracy Hurts End-Users Too
(NewsFactor) 07/08/2004 03:33 PM
NewsFactor - A study released by the Business Software Alliance provides some sobering statistics to software vendors: Thirty-six percent of the US$80 billion in software installed on computers worldwide was pirated in 2003, a loss of nearly $29 billion. In other words, only $51 billion was purchased legally.

eBay confuses free software and piracy

eBay confuses free software and piracy 12/15/2003 10:25 AM
I give eBay credit for trying to do the right thing. In 1999, James Love documented on the Consumer Project for Technology mailing list how Microsoft was forcing eBay to remove items from auction if they bore the Microsoft name. According to Microsoft, consumers have no right to sell Microsoft software that they have legally purchased. eBay responded by pulling all auctions for Windows and warning those who had tried to sell it of the legal consequences of software piracy. But this is different. They are pulling auctions for free software. It's because of their "piracy policy." At least that's what they're telling Russ Phillips.

Software piracy hurting UK business,
claims BSA

Software piracy hurting UK business,
claims BSA 07/07/2004 10:56 PM
Silicon.com Jul 8 2004 1:56AM GMT

Software piracy cost $29 billion in 2003

Software piracy cost $29 billion in 2003 07/07/2004 09:25 AM
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) released on Wednesday key findings of a report conducted by industry research firm International Data Corp. (IDC), which shows thirty-six percent of all software installed on computers worldwide in 2003 was pirated. The total loss for the pirated software represented almost US$29 billion, according to the report.

Will Cheaper Software Ease Piracy? (PC
World)

Will Cheaper Software Ease Piracy? (PC
World) 07/29/2004 08:48 PM
PC World - Microsoft fights competition from open source and illegal copies by cutting prices in some markets.

Software piracy runs rampant across
Canada

Software piracy runs rampant across
Canada 12/17/2003 07:17 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Dec 17 2003 5:43PM ET

Largest ever penalty awarded for
Software Piracy

Largest ever penalty awarded for
Software Piracy 04/07/2005 07:09 AM
ZDNet India Apr 7 2005 12:03PM GMT

Microsoft Files Software Piracy Lawsuits

Microsoft Files Software Piracy Lawsuits 04/13/2005 01:43 AM
Boost Marketing Apr 13 2005 5:41AM GMT

Anti-Piracy Software Royalties Cut After
Complaints

Anti-Piracy Software Royalties Cut After
Complaints 04/13/2005 05:58 PM
A group of technology firms slash the royalties they want to charge for essential anti-piracy systems after pressure from mobile phone companies.

Student Convicted of Software Piracy
(NewsFactor)

Student Convicted of Software Piracy
(NewsFactor) 12/28/2004 05:05 PM
NewsFactor - A University of Iowa student has become the first person convicted as part of "Operation Fastlink," a U.S. Department of Justice initiative coordinated by the FBI that seeks to reduce Internet-based piracy.

Warez Raids Net First Conviction For
Software Piracy

Warez Raids Net First Conviction For
Software Piracy 12/29/2004 01:06 AM
TechWeb Dec 29 2004 4:09AM GMT

Google versus Yahoo versus MSN

Google versus Yahoo versus MSN 03/31/2005 09:13 AM
Hindustantimes.com - Thu Mar 31, 12:56 pm GMT

Anti-Piracy Software Royalties Cut After
Complaints (Reuters)

Anti-Piracy Software Royalties Cut After
Complaints (Reuters) 04/13/2005 08:38 AM
Reuters - A group of technology firms has slashed the royalties they want to charge for essential anti-piracy systems after pressure from mobile phone companies, the group said on Wednesday.

Large-scale software piracy ring busted

Large-scale software piracy ring busted 09/17/2004 01:53 PM
The Department of Justice announced an indictment against a ring of software pirates accused of large-scale software piracy. Over US$80 million in pirated software was sezied.

Software Piracy Rate Climbs, Hits $29
Bln Globally

Software Piracy Rate Climbs, Hits $29
Bln Globally 07/07/2004 06:32 AM
Boston Globe Jul 7 2004 10:54AM GMT

FBI cracks multimillion-dollar software
piracy ring

FBI cracks multimillion-dollar software
piracy ring 09/17/2004 06:08 AM
Computer Weekly Sep 17 2004 10:22AM GMT

World software piracy losses climb to
$29 billion

World software piracy losses climb to
$29 billion 07/08/2004 08:53 AM

Software Group Enters Fray Over Proposed
Piracy Law

Software Group Enters Fray Over Proposed
Piracy Law 07/19/2004 01:04 AM
A study released by the Business Software Alliance, which estimated the yearly losses from software piracy at $29 billion, has stirred controversy.

Vietnam starts taking action against
software piracy

Vietnam starts taking action against
software piracy 05/14/2004 09:15 AM
Vietnamese authorities raided the premises of three of the country's largest computer assemblers in the capital Hanoi on Wednesday, discovering large amounts of pirated software on the premises, according to a government statement.

Firms paying too much for software, says
anti-piracy group

Firms paying too much for software, says
anti-piracy group 03/22/2005 05:08 PM
Shocking lack of dodgy licences...

MPAA anti-piracy software not as bad as
reported, but still stupid

MPAA anti-piracy software not as bad as
reported, but still stupid 02/01/2005 08:53 PM
Sometime ago, the MPAA released a program that's supposed to let you scan your hard drive for infringing material. Contrary to published reports, it doesn't claim to identify such material automatically. It's still garbage, though.
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