piracy in comment and analysis
Leader: Piracy crackdown no good for China
Leader The PR spin on this has been that the two discussed software piracy and intellectual property. China has to be seen to be taking a harsh, no-nonsense approach to this but it would be counter-productive at this stage for... [21 Apr 2006]
The Bloor Perspective: The argument for piracy, AOL survival and Corel puts one over on Microsoft
Comment Do we believe software piracy is coming under control? The Business Software Alliance is one of the major piracy watchdogs and it has put forward some rather interesting points. In these areas, software... [02 Sep 2002]
Anti-piracy ménage a trois?
Comment Celine Dion, as well, is at the vanguard of the music industry's attempts to halt piracy, allowing her CDs to be sold with copyright protection that prevents them being played - and copied - on PCs. And now one-time... [12 Jul 2002]
Music piracy fight - coming to an office near you
Comment At the time of the Easy café case Charlotte McConnell, a solicitor at specialist IT law firm Bristows, said: "It seems that with music piracy, the courts are keen to find a commercial entity to blame. [18 Mar 2003]
Beating software piracy is easier than you think
Comment Software piracy continues to be endemic in UK businesses. Proper management of software licences can prevent your organisation falling foul of the law. Anthony Plewes explains how to keep track of your valuable software... [21 Jun 2006]
Leader: How to cut piracy overnight
Leader This week we've seen McAfee, Microsoft and Symantec bemoaning the problem of software piracy and getting quite aggressive in their efforts to quell it. But if that doesn't tempt companies, then what about the promise of... [19 May 2006]
Q&A: Microsoft UK head of anti-piracy Michala Alexander
Comment As the head of Microsoft's anti-piracy programme, Michala Alexander has one of the more unenviable posts in the software giant's UK operations. Following the successful settlement with illegal software trader William... [22 May 2006]
Steve Ballmer Q&A: Microsoft CEO on security, piracy, licensing and the digital future
Comment Q: Despite digital rights management (DRM) technology, isn't piracy still rampant? Q: How do you see the threat to your licensing and pricing policy from Linux, piracy, price erosion and selling cheaper... [05 Oct 2004]
The Brampton Factor: Licensed to bill
Comment Software piracy may well be a very bad thing. There is a lot of talk about the awfulness of software piracy but little seems to be said about the gross inconveniences that vendors seem willing to inflict... [07 May 2008]
Activists cheer the acquittal of 'DVD Jon'
Comment Before, courts just rolled right over when companies cried 'piracy,'" Cohn said. Prosecutors charged Johansen with violating Norway's criminal digital piracy laws. Internet and technology activists are... [09 Jan 2003]
Leader: IPR - free your mind
Leader In discussions about how to curtail piracy - of music, video, books - the idea of educating children on the issue often comes up. It's framed around key words (all with negative connotations) such as... [10 Dec 2004]
Dear silicon.com... 'me hearties shun Vista… techies on the move?… bosses out of tune
Comment I wonder if it's occurred to Microsoft that only popular software suffers from high piracy levels? A better explanation for the low piracy rate is that those who would use pirated copies don't want... [06 Dec 2007]
Licence to Bill: Should you fear Windows XP?
Comment Within a year of launching a 1999 anti-piracy campaign, Microsoft had seized five million units of pirated software worth an estimated $1.7bn. When Windows XP hits store shelves in October the retail version will come... [18 May 2001]
Licence to Bill: Should you fear Windows XP?
Comment Within a year of launching a 1999 anti-piracy campaign, Microsoft had seized five million units of pirated software worth an estimated $1.7bn. When Windows XP hits store shelves in October the retail version will come... [10 May 2001]
Licence to Bill: Should you fear Windows XP?
Comment Within a year of launching a 1999 anti-piracy campaign, Microsoft had seized five million units of pirated software worth an estimated $1.7bn. When Windows XP hits store shelves in October the retail version will come... [10 May 2001]
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