Software Piracy Exposed
This book is about software piracy--what it is and how it's done. Stealing software is not to be condoned, and theft of intellectual property and copyright infringement are serious matters, but it's totally unrealistic to pretend that it doesn't happen. Software piracy has reached epidemic proportions. Many computer users know this, the software companies know this, and once you've read the Introduction to this book, you'll understand why. Seeing how widespread software piracy is, learning...
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This book is about software piracy—what it is and how it's done. Stealing software is not to be condoned, and theft of intellectual property and copyright infringement are serious matters, but it's totally unrealistic to pretend that it doesn't happen. Software piracy has reached epidemic proportions. Many computer users know this, the software companies know this, and once you've read the Introduction to this book, you'll understand why. Seeing how widespread software piracy is, learning how it's accomplished, and particularly how incredibly easy it is to do might surprise you. This book describes how software piracy is actually being carried out.• This book is about software piracy—what it is and how it's done• This is the first book ever to describe how software is actually stolen and traded over the internet• Discusses security implications resulting from over 1/2 of the internet's computers running illegal, unpatched, pirated software
Ch. 1Inside software piracy1Ch. 2The history of software piracy19Ch. 3The suppliers31Ch. 4Crackers61Ch. 5The release95Ch. 6Sites109Ch. 7The distribution chain127Ch. 8The piracy scene159Ch. 9Piracy and the law183Ch. 10The future of piracy209Ch. 11Closing notes223App. APirating software : attitudes and reasons227App. BWhy software is pirated239App. CHazards, solutions, and tools253App. DFighting back275
