Software Piracy on the Internet: A Threat To Your Security
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Title | Software Piracy on the Internet: A Threat To Your Security | ||||
Author | ROBERT HOLLEYMAN | ||||
Description | Among.the.notable.cases.highlighted.in.this.year’s.report.is.that.of.Tommy.Rushing,.recently.sentenced.to.three. years.in.federal.prison.for.copyright.infringement.linked.to.four.for-proft.Web.sites.that.offered.pirated.copies.of. Adobe.and.Macromedia.software..Likewise,.Timothy.Dunaway.was.sentenced.to.41.months.in.prison.for.selling. counterfeit.computer.software.through.40.different.Web.sites..Outside.of.the.US,.a.District.Court.in.Taiwan. sentenced.two.individuals.to.six.months’.imprisonment.for.illegal.duplication.of.software,.while.Hungarian. authorities.raided.the.country’s.largest.illegal.software.distribution.company.and.seized.approximately.250. terabytes.of.illegal.content.stored.on.43.computer.servers..The.largest.case.in.the.world.was.in.China,.where. the.government.shut.down.and.convicted.the.leaders.of.tomatolei.com,.a.Web.site.offering.free.downloads.of. massive.quantities.of.illegal.software.originally.published.by.Adobe,.Autodesk,.Microsoft,.and.Symantec.. | ||||
Top Content | The.Many.Forms.of.Internet.Software.Piracy...................... The.Correlation.between.Malware.and.Piracy.................... The.Risks.to.Consumers..................................................... BSA.Investigations.of.Internet.Software.Piracy.................... Enforcement.Action........................................................... Enforcement.Case.Studies.................................................. Government.Policy............................................................. BSA.Partnerships.and.Educational.Outreach....................... The.Larger.Internet.Crime.Puzzle....................................... What.Consumers.Can.Do.to.Protect.Themselves................ How.to.Report.Suspected.Piracy.and.Fraud........................ Conclusion......................................................................... Endnotes........................................................................... | ||||
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Software Piracy on the Internet a Threat to Your Security
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