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Software piracy jumps to $185m as industry fights back
News Microsoft continues to be the top software brand to pirate, followed in the first half of the year by Sony, Adobe, Autodesk and Macromedia, Gieschen said. Najeeb Khan, spokesperson for the BSA and anti piracy manager for software maker Adobe... [05 Oct 2005]
China's long road to copyright
Comment Thomas Pattloch, chairman of the European Union Chamber of Commerce Intellectual Property Rights working group, says: "The arguments we hear from the Chinese side are, 'Please lower the prices and then we won't pirate'. [19 Sep 2005]
Pirate software users pay up €4m
News The fines imposed by the courts for the use of dodgy software ranged from €10,000 to the €300,000 imposed on an a firm of architects that was found to be a prolific pirate-software user. The Business Software Alliance (BSA) filed the €4m-worth of... [07 Mar 2005]
Spam-happy shoppers love stolen software
News Ironically it is the very Trojans which can come bundled in with pirate software that help create the networks of compromised machines abused by spammers. A spokesman for the BSA said: "Many online consumers don't consider the true motives of... [10 Dec 2004]
Beware Santa bearing pirate software
News The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is putting out a seasonal reminder to consumers to be aware of the threat of buying knocked-off software during the Christmas shopping season. Often-uninformed relatives, looking for the latest games or software... [17 Nov 2004]
Microsoft and eBay team up to stop software pirates
News The Business Software Alliance has reported a growing number of spam emails selling the pirate software. Companies who buy quantities of this software run the risk of being audited by the BSA (Business Software Alliance) or FAST (Federation Against... [11 Jun 2004]
Fake-software junk mail - a spam investigator's insight
News There's often an organised group behind [the pirate software], working with spammers and hackers," he said. Consumers, however, have spotted the spam and started reporting it to the Business Software Alliance (BSA) in increasing numbers. [25 May 2004]
Santa warned off giving pirate software
News The Business Software Alliance has warned Christmas shoppers about the danger of unwittingly buying pirate software. Many companies and individuals selling software online may be shipping pirated copies to unsuspecting shoppers, hoping to cash in... [13 Nov 2003]
Software piracy: Are you doing it on purpose?
News While some users may claim they merely fail to read or understand the small print of their increasingly complex licences, or bought pirate software 'in good faith' thinking it to be genuine, these excuses are starting to wear thin, according to FAST. [22 Oct 2003]
BSA: Pirate's prison sentence sends out 'the right message'
News Khan receiving a custodial sentence sends a very strong message out to the pirate community. The BSA investigated Bilal Khan for three years, before bringing down his one man production line which was selling counterfeit software on auction sites... [07 Jul 2003]
Software pirate sent down in victory for BSA
News Khan, who the BSA claims was turning over around £300,000 per year, used online auction services eBay and QXL to sell his pirate software but fell under the spotlight of authorities after consumers began complaining about unfulfilled orders and... [04 Jul 2003]
Microsoft fraudsters sent down for 10 years
News Microsoft declares amnesty on pirate software http://www.silicon.com/a40099 Over 400 software pirates made to walk plank by BSA http://www.silicon.com/a40302 The trio, who were convicted on 16 March, were sentenced for a total of 10 years in the... [06 Apr 2001]
Over 400 software pirates made to walk plank by BSA
News She said: "There is no question there is a sizeable number of rogue ISPs out there and we are certainly going to need some sort of self regulation or legislation to work through that, and to make sure there aren't pirate havens on the internet. [18 Oct 2000]
Pirate arrested over Microsoft forgeries
News A fisheries officer responsible for patrolling the Sussex coast has been caught leading a double life as an Internet pirate. It intends to replace their home pages with information about the BSA. Stephen Holman, who enforces fishing quotas between... [13 Apr 2000]
BSA busts Danish piracy ring
News The piracy watchdog worked with Danish police and the country's National Computer Crime Unit to uncover 125,000 pirate CD Roms from a fabrication plant. Only 24 hours after Microsoft steamrollered $14m worth of counterfeit CD Roms, the Business... [20 Jan 1999]
