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InternetNews
June 15, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Microsoft Software Piracy Crackdown Continues Microsoft again went on the offensive with lawsuits against software pirates.   |
InternetNews
September 19, 2005
Tim Gray |
Microsoft Sues 8 Resellers Over Fakes Microsoft has filed separate lawsuits against eight of its resellers for allegedly passing off counterfeit copies of its software through distribution channels. |
InternetNews
April 11, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Microsoft in Dealer Crackdown The Redmond giant files suits against eight PC retailers for selling bogus copies of Windows software. |
InternetNews
September 19, 2006
Nicholas Carlson |
Microsoft Sues 20 More Microsoft announced another 20 lawsuits today against counterfeit software distributors. |
InternetNews
November 2, 2007
Stuart J. Johnston |
Website, Lawsuits Take Aim at Pirates Microsoft opens a new site to educate users on how to spot illicit software, and also sues 20 alleged vendors for selling pirated copies of its software. |
InternetNews
March 9, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Microsoft's Piracy Fight Takes a New Road Microsoft, whose products are among the most pirated in the world, created the Genuine Software Initiative to protect its consumers and resellers from bogus software. |
InternetNews
April 3, 2007
Michael Hickins |
Tipsters Help Microsoft Nab Overseas Thieves Microsoft filed nine lawsuits and issued more than 50 cease-and-desist letters today against international smugglers accused of diverting discounted copies of its software into the United States. |
InternetNews
November 30, 2004
Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Swats at Phony COAs On Tuesday, Microsoft said it filed eight lawsuits across the U.S. against defendants who allegedly distributed counterfeit Microsoft Certificates Of Authority (COA) labels or distributed genuine COA labels that could be used on pirated software. |
InternetNews
September 11, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Software Pirate Fined, Going to Jail A California man was sentenced to 87 months, or more than seven years, in prison and ordered to repay $5.4 million in what federal prosecutors called the largest U.S. software piracy operation. |
InternetNews
May 13, 2010
Larry Barrett |
Software Pirates Swipe Billions in Booty New figures from the Business Software Alliance finds that while software piracy has leveled off in the U.S., the trade of stolen or counterfeit software is still booming. |
InternetNews
June 30, 2006
David Needle |
Microsoft Hit With 'Genuine' Lawsuit Class action suit claims the Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program is spyware. |
InternetNews
May 12, 2009
Kenneth Corbin |
BSA: Software Industry Lost $53B to Piracy in 2008 Industry group warns of escalating losses from unlicensed software. |
InternetNews
July 12, 2006
Roy Mark |
BSA Awards Software Piracy Bounties The Business Software Alliance awarded its first bounties Tuesday for individuals reporting companies involved in software privacy. |
InternetNews
December 15, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Microsoft Taking 10 More to Task Microsoft continued its litigious streak against alleged software pirates, this time targeting individuals participating in the company's discount software program. |
InternetNews
November 22, 2006
Clint Boulton |
SIIA Stops Software Pirates The Software & Information Industry Association, which doggedly pursues people who sell pirated software for a discount, said this week that it settled with two defendants who were illegally selling Symantec software through eBay. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2007
Brad Kenney |
Are You A Software Pirate And You Don't Even Know It? Business Software Alliance aims to stem the tide of pirated business software in manufacturing. |
CIO
July 1, 2005
Elana Varon |
$33 Billion-Gone! 35% of all software installed on the world's personal computers is pirated, according to a global study. |
InternetNews
October 4, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Vista to Downgrade Pirates Users of pirated versions can access only limited features, according to Microsoft. But could it be bad PR? |
InternetNews
March 12, 2007
Michael Hickins |
BSA Sacks Software Pirates The Business Software Alliance is taking its anti-piracy campaign on the road with suits around the world. |
InternetNews
December 26, 2007 |
Microsoft's Piracy Fight Gains Momentum in China Microsoft continues reaping the benefits of Beijing's efforts to curb illegal wares. |
InternetNews
December 12, 2006
Roy Mark |
Payless, Burlington Settle Software Piracy Claims Burlington Coat Factory and Payless ShoeSource agreed Tuesday to pay more than $400,000 to settle claims of unlicensed software use. |
InternetNews
July 25, 2006
Roy Mark |
BSA Collects $2M For Pirate Offenses The Business Software Alliance said Tuesday it collected more than $2 million in settlements from 19 companies admitting to software piracy. |
InternetNews
October 4, 2004
Roy Mark |
U.S. Launches New Anti-Piracy Campaign U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick says Internet and sophisticated duplication technology have taken piracy to unprecedented levels. |
InternetNews
July 7, 2004
Erin Joyce |
Software Piracy Losses Add Up to $29B BSA changes its study focus on who's stealing software and yields new nuggets. |
IndustryWeek
May 21, 2010 |
Seven Strategies to Foil the Product Pirates Find creative ways to keep the secrets of your technology to yourself. |
InternetNews
April 13, 2009
David Needle |
Software Pirates Look Familiar Business Software Alliance shows confessional videos of people, including a grandmother, arrested for selling counterfeit software. |
InternetNews
March 15, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Counterfeit Microsoft Software on eBay? Microsoft is currently pursuing at least eight separate lawsuits against alleged software pirates who sold counterfeit Microsoft software on eBay. |
InternetNews
January 26, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Microsoft Extends Anti-Piracy Program Redmond also will close the door to Windows Downloads for users of bogus software. Under the expanded program, users will have to show they have legitimate Windows licenses before receiving non-critical updates. |
InternetNews
May 16, 2007
Roy Mark |
Software Piracy Rates Fall in China, Russia Software piracy rates are falling in China and Russia, according to a new study. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2007
Steven Mallas |
Quick Take: Fight the Pirates! Media companies must fight piracy, for shareholders' benefit. The effects of piracy are emphatically detrimental to the long-term value of a music portfolio. Just look at the effect file-sharing has had on brick-and-mortar record stores. |
InternetNews
August 1, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Bypassing Windows' Genuine Check? A publicly posted hack allows users to bypass the Windows validation service. |
InternetNews
January 22, 2007
Ed Sutherland |
It's Piracy Education, Just Not That Kind Microsoft's Genuine Facts File hopes to teach Windows consumers the advantages of staying legal. |
InternetNews
December 27, 2004
Colin C. Haley |
Microsoft Cheers Anti-Counterfeiting Law The measure takes aim at fake labels on software. The anti-counterfeiting bill is one of several signed by President Bush. |
InternetNews
November 29, 2007
Larry Barrett |
SIIA Launches eBay Certification Program The Software & Information Industry Association on Tuesday launched an effort to at least stem the flow of pirated and counterfeit software sold on eBay - an initiative it calls the Certified Software Reseller program. |
InternetNews
June 21, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Windows Defender For All? Should users of pirated Microsoft software get the same protections that genuine Microsoft users get, for the better good of the Internet ecosystem as a whole? If one Microsoft executive gets her way that may well happen. |
InternetNews
February 29, 2008 |
Chinese Music Industry Files Suit Against Baidu In China, Baidu.com faces copyright charges as pirated songs dominate distribution. |
InternetNews
August 25, 2006
Roy Mark |
Man Pays For Piracy With Jail Time In addition to jail time, Danny Ferrer faces $4.1M in restitution and forfeiture of a fleet of planes, boats and really nice cars for selling pirated software. |
InternetNews
May 18, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Software Piracy Down, Losses Up New Business Software Alliance stats show the economic impact of illegal software. |
InternetNews
April 23, 2004
Roy Mark |
DOJ Strikes at Global Online Piracy Coordinated international raids seek to dismantle syndicates distributing pirated material. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2004
Bob Kruger |
Failing Intellectual Property Protection 101 Character education may be the key to piracy prevention. |
PC World
December 13, 2001
Todd R. Weiss |
Feds Crack Software Piracy Rings Two-year probe targeted international groups illegally distributing software, games, and movies online... |
InternetNews
May 26, 2005
Roy Mark |
Russia, China Warned on Piracy The U.S. warns Beijing and Moscow to beef up intellectual property enforcement. |
InternetNews
November 2, 2009 |
Software Pirate Gets 41 Months in Prison Virginia man incarcerated after years of selling phony Adobe software apps on eBay for years. |
CFO
February 1, 2006
Scott Leibs |
Can I See Your Receipt? The Business Software Alliance will pay up to $50,000 to anyone who blows the whistle on a company that is found to have unauthorized software somewhere within the organization. |
InternetNews
October 5, 2007
David Needle |
Piracy's Other Price - Jobs Report says 373,375 Americans currently unemployed can thank motion picture, sound recording, video game and software pirates for the lack of job opportunities. |
InternetNews
August 31, 2010 |
Microsoft Slaps e-Commerce Site With Piracy Suit Microsoft hits online software reseller Jigantic.com with a lawsuit alleging the outfit traded in pirated copies of SQL Server 2008 and passing off Software Assurance contracts as legitimate licenses. |
InternetNews
January 20, 2011 |
BSA Unimpressed With China's Piracy Pledge Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged that his government would implement a new monitoring and auditing mechanism in an effort to root out pirated software. |
InternetNews
December 31, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
China Jails Multibillion-Dollar Piracy Ring And Microsoft understandably couldn't be happier. |
InternetNews
July 26, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Only The 'Genuine' Get Windows Support Starting today, non-authenticated users of Microsoft products will be unable to get non-security updates. Security updates will continue to be available to all users. |
Entrepreneur
May 2002
Mike Hogan |
The Jig Is Up Think no one knows about those bootlegged disks? The BSA has its eye on you... |
