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1. NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Windows Genuine Advantage a poor bet, bank snags domain from pet - Luckily for me I have no secrets -- or, at least, not for long

Subjects
Company legal issue, Government regulation, Securities industry, Company systems management, Software piracy, Banking industry, Internet service provider, Morgan Stanley -- Cases -- Information management -- Safety and security measures -- Laws, regulations and rules, Microsoft Corp. -- Cases -- Information management -- Safety and security measures -- Laws, regulations and rules, Computer software industry -- Cases -- Information management, Trademark infringement -- Cases, Internet service providers -- Information management -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Safety and security measures -- Cases, Banking industry -- Cases -- Information management, Software piracy -- Cases, Securities industry -- Cases -- Information management
Abstract

Not content with tapping our phones, Uncle Sam wants online services to voluntarily store subscriber data for a minimum of two years. The DoJ claims the data is essential in […]

Published
2006

2. NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Cisco is shamed, Microsoft gets gamed - Teen terror topples technocrats

Subjects
Company legal issue, Software piracy, Computer network equipment industry, Information services industry, Google L.L.C. -- Services -- Cases -- Product introduction, Cisco Systems Inc. -- Cases -- Services -- Product introduction, Microsoft Corp. -- Product introduction -- Cases -- Services, Windows OneCare (Network management device) -- Product introduction, Computer software industry -- Product introduction -- Cases -- Services, Information services industry -- Services -- Cases -- Product introduction, Software piracy -- Cases, Computer network equipment industry -- Cases -- Services -- Product introduction, Information services -- Services -- Cases -- Product introduction, Swedes -- Cases
Abstract

I almost didn't turn in my column this week because I was so busy messing around with Google Maps. It seems if you type 'brothel' or 'bordello' and a ZIP […]

Published
2005

3. ENTERPRISE STRATEGIES: Waging war on business -- How do you spell extortion? BSA, RIAA, DMCA

Author

Yager, Tom

Subjects
Company legal issue, Company business planning, Software piracy, Recording Industry Association of America -- Planning -- Investigations -- Cases, Business Software Alliance -- Advertising -- Cases -- Investigations -- Planning, Extortion -- Planning -- Cases, Software piracy -- Investigations -- Cases
Abstract

In Dallas , the Business Software Alliance (BSA) is running radio ads offering amnesty to businesses. Confess your companywide software piracy before the end of February, the announcer gently offers, […]

Published
2003

4. THE GRIPE LINE: An uphill battle - Bills before Congress seek to erode consumers' rights, but one measure deserves consumer backing

Author

Foster, Ed

Subjects
Peer-to-Peer Piracy Prevention Act of 2002 (Draft), Government regulation, Software piracy, Intellectual property, Intellectual property -- Laws, regulations and rules, Peer to peer computing -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software piracy -- Prevention -- Laws, regulations and rules, Piracy (Copyright) -- Prevention -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

MAYBE IT'S TIME for a little self help of our own. For years we've associated electronic self help -- the remote disabling of software -- with UCITA, the Uniform Computer […]

Published
2002

6. AHEAD OF THE CURVE: Fighting the last war - It's you and me against Jack 'watch-the-puppet' Valenti and his Hollywood-on-the-Potomac flunkies

Author

Gillmor, Steve

Subjects
Company legal issue, Government regulation, Patent/copyright issue, Market trend/market analysis, Software piracy, Copyright -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Sound recordings -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Patents -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Sound recording industry -- Intellectual property -- Forecasts and trends -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software piracy -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

STUDENTS OF HISTORY -- and I'm not one of them unless it's Beatle- related -- often make note of the tendency to fight the last war. So it was that […]

Published
2002

7. NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Pirate adventures

Subjects
64-bit operating system, Cable television/data services, 32-bit operating system, Patent/copyright issue, Online services, Software piracy, Operating system, Microsoft Corp. -- Intellectual property, Microsoft Windows (Operating system) -- Intellectual property, Copyright, Computer software industry -- Intellectual property, Operating systems -- Intellectual property, Online services -- Intellectual property, Patents, Software piracy -- Prevention
Abstract

I FINALLY BROKE out of my lazy vacation daze and went snorkeling with Amber toward the end of our trip. She loved it when the captain of our ship told […]

Published
2002

8. SECURITY ADVISER: Copywrong - When copyright law is used to stifle legitimate security research and free speech, we all lose

Author

Connolly, P. J.

Subjects
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, Government regulation, Patent/copyright issue, Software piracy, Copyright -- Laws, regulations and rules, Copyright infringement -- Laws, regulations and rules, Patents -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software piracy -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

ONE OF THE SMARTER things the founding fathers wrote into the Constitution was the clause giving the federal government the power to issue patents and, ultimately, what we now know […]

Published
2002

9. THE GRIPE LINE: Unfairly used - Lobbyists for media and high-tech corporations are vying for the Congressional mandate to control copy protection

Author

Foster, Ed

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Patent/copyright issue, Online services, Market trend/market analysis, Software piracy, Copyright -- Political aspects -- Forecasts and trends, Motion pictures -- Forecasts and trends -- Political aspects, Motion picture industry -- Political aspects -- Forecasts and trends, Online services -- Political aspects -- Forecasts and trends, Sound recordings -- Forecasts and trends -- Political aspects, Copyright infringement -- Political aspects -- Forecasts and trends, Sound recording industry -- Political aspects -- Forecasts and trends, Patents -- Forecasts and trends -- Political aspects, Software piracy -- Political aspects -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

THERE'S A STRANGE battle being fought in Congress right now between Hollywood and Silicon Valley over who will define and control digital rights management technology. While it's a little early […]

Published
2002

10. THE OPEN SOURCE: Some games aren't fun - The DMCA arms software companies with even greater control over how their products are used

Author

Pavlicek, Russell

Subjects
Government regulation, Software quality, Software piracy, Open source software, Blizzard Entertainment Inc. -- Laws, regulations and rules, Computer software industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software -- Laws, regulations and rules, Public software -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software piracy -- Prevention -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

A TUG-OF-WAR is in progress between users of proprietary software and the software companies. If you cannot control the software you use, control of your business is at risk. Recent […]

Published
2002

11. THE GRIPE LINE: A punitive puppeteer? Invoking licensing agreements, eliminating support, and requiring 'voluntary' audits seems like more Microsoft control

Author

Foster, Ed

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Company business planning, Company business management, Software quality, Software piracy, Operating system, Privacy issue, Company licensing agreement, Microsoft Corp. -- Management -- Licensing agreements -- Marketing -- Planning, Microsoft Windows XP (Operating system) -- Usage -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Management -- Product information -- Licensing agreements -- Protection and preservation -- Planning, Software -- Licensing agreements -- Product information -- Usage -- Protection and preservation -- Planning, Operating systems -- Usage -- Product information -- Licensing agreements -- Protection and preservation -- Planning, Privacy -- Protection and preservation -- Product information, Software piracy -- Protection and preservation -- Product information
Abstract

NOW THAT WE know Microsoft is going to remain one company, it seems an appropriate time to step back and take a look at the company's recent practices and what […]

Published
2001

12. THE GRIPE LINE: The war against OEMs - Microsoft's License Assurance campaign looks more like a war against legitimate OEMs than a hunt for software pirates

Author

Foster, Ed

Subjects
Company marketing practices, User need, Software quality, Product price, OEM, Software piracy, End user, Company pricing policy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Software -- Prices and rates, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Prices and rates, Pricing, End users, Software piracy -- Marketing, OEMs (Original equipment manufacturers)
Abstract

SOFTWARE COMPANIES of all sizes lose money to piracy, so perhaps we shouldn't be surprised if they take harsh measures to fight it. But Microsoft's License Assurance campaign makes one […]

Published
2001

13. THE GRIPE LINE: BSA's truce campaigns - So-called anti-piracy truce campaigns leave customers feeling more like the distrusted enemy than a valued partner

Author

Foster, Ed

Subjects
Industry association information, Company marketing practices, Software quality, Small business, Software piracy, Company licensing agreement, SOHO, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing -- Licensing agreements, Business Software Alliance -- Marketing, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Licensing agreements, Software -- Licensing agreements, Small business -- Licensing agreements -- United States, Trade and professional associations, Software piracy -- Prevention
Abstract

UNDER THE NAME of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), Microsoft and its allies continue to bombard small businesses with anti-piracy mailings demanding that customers audit their licensing compliance; it is […]

Published
2001

14. BSA, Microsoft push audits - Small, midsize users urged to get a better grip on their software licensing or else

Author

Berger, Matt

Subjects
Company marketing practices, Software quality, Market trend/market analysis, Software piracy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing -- Forecasts and trends -- Services, Business Software Alliance -- Services, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Forecasts and trends -- Services, Software -- Services, Software piracy -- Prevention -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

IN AN EFFORT to reduce the amount of unlicensed or pirated software running on corporate desktops and servers, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and Microsoft last week took steps to […]

Published
2001

15. THE GRIPE LINE: BSA's and Microsoft's scare tactics target small fish in big-city ponds

Author

Foster, Ed

Subjects
Company legal issue, Government regulation, Software quality, Software piracy, Microsoft Corp. -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Business Software Alliance -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Cases, Computer software industry -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Cases, Software -- Cases, Societies -- Cases, Software piracy -- Prevention -- Cases, Associations, institutions, etc. -- Cases
Abstract

HOW LIKELY ARE YOU to find the Business Software Alliance's (BSA's) compliance police at your door one day, warrant in hand to check for pirated software? Your risk may have […]

Published
2001

16. THE GRIPE LINE: Coincidence, or is BSA's anti-piracy program really a Microsoft effort?

Author

Foster, Ed

Subjects
Government regulation, Company marketing practices, Software quality, Market trend/market analysis, Software piracy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Forecasts and trends, Business Software Alliance -- Laws, regulations and rules, Computer software industry -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Forecasts and trends, Software -- Marketing -- Forecasts and trends -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software piracy -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

SOFTWARE PIRACY IS a terrible thing, but you have to wonder about how some companies choose to combat it. And the one you have to wonder about most is Microsoft. […]

Published
2001

17. THE GRIPE LINE: Are Microsoft's scare tactics intended to disturb businesses' Mr. Littles?

Author

Foster, Ed

Subjects
Company legal issue, Government regulation, Software quality, Software piracy, Microsoft Corp. -- Services -- Cases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Computer software industry -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Cases -- Services, Software -- Cases -- Services, Software piracy -- Prevention -- Cases
Abstract

IT'S THE LETTER we all dread receiving. They think you're cheating, and you could well be facing an audit that will inevitably find you guilty on some technicality. Your only […]

Published
2000

18. FROM THE ETHER: Napsterization will mean boon times for musicians at every Ramada Inn

Author

Metcalfe, Robert M.

Subjects
Company legal issue, Cable television/data services, Online services, Software piracy, Napster Inc. -- Cases, Online services -- Cases, Software piracy -- Cases
Abstract

DATELINE -- AN ISLAND in the middle of Maine's Penobscot Bay. A dozen of us have been banging drums around the nightly beach fire at my annual Big Boys Camp. […]

Published
2000

19. NET PROPHET: Napster sends a message to music industry: 'Your customers aren't happy'

Author

Dugan, Sean M.

Subjects
Company legal issue, Music software, Patent/copyright issue, Software piracy, Napster Inc. -- Cases, Copyright -- Cases, Computer software industry -- Cases, Communications software -- Cases, Music industry -- Cases, Patents -- Cases, Software piracy -- Cases
Abstract

THE NOISE OVER MP3s and Napster just got cranked up a notch louder. High-profile bands such as Metallica are filing suit against Napster, alleging racketeering and piracy. Rapper Dr. Dre […]

Published
2000

20. THE GRIPE LINE: Watch out for the big zap: Users decry vendors that ping without permission

Author

Foster, Ed

Subjects
Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act, Government regulation, Software quality, Software piracy, Computer software industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software piracy -- Prevention -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

FEELING SAFE AND SECURE behind your firewall? There's one threat it can't protect you from -- a ping of death that comes from the software on your system. And the […]

Published
1999

21. IT organizations lose out under new law

Author

BULL, KATHERINE

Subjects
Government regulation, Vendor relations, Software piracy, Government communications regulation, Vendor relations -- Laws, regulations and rules, Telecommunication -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software piracy -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act, or UCITA, passed last week, reveals that Big Brother is alive and well and in favor of sucking up to software vendors. It also […]

Published
1999

22. When it comes to online auctions, software piracy is never black and white

Author

FOSTER, ED

Subjects
Online auction, Software quality, Software piracy, Computer software industry -- Product information -- Protection and preservation, Software -- Product information -- Usage -- Protection and preservation, Software piracy -- Protection and preservation -- Product information, Online auctions -- Usage -- Product information -- Protection and preservation
Abstract

In the recent spate of news about fraud on online auction sites, the plight of one particular type of victim has gone unnoticed. Not only are those who buy software […]

Published
1999

23. THE GRIPE LINE: What's in a name? Not even the real pirates want us to call it software piracy

Author

FOSTER, ED

Subjects
Company marketing practices, Company business management, Software quality, Market trend/market analysis, Software piracy, Software -- Marketing -- Forecasts and trends, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Forecasts and trends, Software piracy -- Management -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

I finally see how we can solve the software piracy problem once and for all, and it's really quite simple. All we have to do is eliminate the term from […]

Published
1998

24. THE GRIPE LINE

Author

Foster, Ed

Subjects
User need, Software quality, Data security issue, Software piracy, End user, Software -- Innovations, Data security -- Innovations, End users, Software piracy -- Prevention
Abstract

Technology may solve the software piracy dilemma, but don't hold your breath Is there a compromise between the paying customer's right to use software without obstruction and the software vendor's […]

Published
1998

25. Autodesk fights dongles, but should users have to put up with anti-piracy issues?

Author

Foster, Ed

Subjects
Company marketing practices, Software piracy, Product marketing strategy, Autodesk Inc. -- Product information -- Marketing, Computer software industry -- Product information, Computer-aided design -- Product information, Software piracy -- Prevention -- Product information, Applications software -- Product information
Abstract

Sometimes it's hard to escape the feeling that software companies are actually trying to make things tough for their customers. It's quite remarkable to discover what users in some market […]

Published
1998

26. Symantec and McAfee to duel it out in court over pirated code

Author

Walsh, Jeff

Subjects
Company legal issue, Disk/file management software, Lawsuit/litigation, Software piracy, Gen Digital Inc. -- Cases, McAfee Inc. -- Cases, Computer software industry -- Cases, Actions and defenses -- Cases, Software piracy -- Cases
Abstract

One way anti-virus software locates potential problems is by checking inside a computer file for things that don't belong there. Anti-virus and utility software supplier Symantec said it found something […]

Published
1997

27. Microsoft's LegalWare lets companies pinpoint accuracy

Author

Condon, Ron

Subjects
DBMS, DBMS utility, Time to market, Software piracy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product development, Microsoft LegalWare (DBMS) -- Product development, Computer software industry -- Product development, Database management systems -- Product development, Product development, Software piracy
Abstract

Microsoft Corp. wants to help corporations lower their skull and crossbones flags with a free package that keeps track of what Microsoft software they have installed and when, or if, […]

Published
1995

28. Getting tough on IS crime

Author

Greenberg, Ilan

Subjects
Market trend/market analysis, Software piracy, Business Software Alliance -- Officials and employees, Computer software industry -- Officials and employees -- Forecasts and trends, Software piracy -- Analysis -- Forecasts and trends
Abstract

The Washington-based Business Software Alliance is stepping up efforts to prosecute software piracy, which Bob Kruger, director of enforcement, calls 'the single greatest threat' to the software industry. Kruger recently […]

Published
1995

29. Loss of access to Chinese market could hurt IT vendors

Author

Pontin, Jason and Mills, Elinor

Subjects
Company marketing practices, Software quality, Government export policy and export regulation, Software piracy, Apple Inc. -- Marketing, International Business Machines Corp. -- Marketing, Software -- International trade -- Marketing -- Political aspects, Computer software industry -- International trade -- Marketing -- Political aspects, Export controls -- Political aspects, Software piracy -- Political aspects
Abstract

Aggressive posturing by the U.S. government against China over widespread Chinese software piracy and trade barriers could backfire against U.S. high-tech companies, including IBM and Apple Computer Inc., which have […]

Published
1995

30. Managers take piracy seriously; random audits, metering software are key tools

Author

Corcoran, Cate T.

Subjects
Government regulation, Network capacity management, Network management device, Company business management, Software quality, Network management, Software piracy, Computer networks -- Management -- Laws, regulations and rules, Computer software industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software -- Laws, regulations and rules, Information networks -- Management -- Laws, regulations and rules, Network management systems -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software piracy -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

The software trade associations' highly publicized antipiracy campaigns have worked: IS managers take piracy seriously and many have implemented rigorous programs to prevent unauthorized copying of software. According to the […]

Published
1994

31. McAfee, Tally ready software metering apps

Author

Barney, Doug

Subjects
Network management software, Network software, Software piracy, Network configuration management software, Microcomputer/LAN data communications software, Mainframe/minicomputer management software, Tally Systems Corp. -- Product introduction, McAfee Inc. -- Product introduction, SiteMeter 5.0 (Network inventory software) -- Product introduction, CentaMeter 2.0 (Network inventory software) -- Product introduction, Computer software industry -- Product introduction, Network software -- Product introduction, Software piracy, Network management software -- Product introduction
Abstract

Two new software metering products should help companies comply with the terms of software licenses and save money at the same time. McAfee Associates Inc. and Tally Systems Corp. both […]

Published
1994

32. Novell files suit against resellers

Author

Knibbe, Willem

Subjects
Company legal issue, Network software, Software piracy, Novell Inc. -- Cases, Digital Soft -- Cases, Aqua Systems International Inc. -- Cases, NetWare (Network operating system) -- Cases, Computer software industry -- Cases, Network software -- Cases, Software piracy -- Cases
Abstract

Novell Inc. last week filed lawsuits against two of its resellers alleging they illegally upgraded NetWare network operating system software and sold the upgrades as new products. Novell accuses the […]

Published
1994

33. Brightwork mailing shows that staying legal can be scary

Author

Foster, Ed

Subjects
Government regulation, Company marketing practices, Direct market channel, Software quality, Patent/copyright issue, Retail/reseller channel, Software piracy, Brightwork Development Inc. -- Marketing -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software Publishers Association -- Laws, regulations and rules, Copyright -- Laws, regulations and rules, Distribution channels -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software -- Marketing -- Laws, regulations and rules, Computer software industry -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Marketing, Patents -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software piracy -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Last week I talked about the promotional mailing from Brightwork Development Inc. that was disguised on the envelope as a notification of a Software Publishers Association audit. The package, actually […]

Published
1994

34. Reseller channels could keep pirates from cluttering support lines

Author

Lieberman, Michael

Subjects
Support services, Customer service, Software piracy, Computer software industry -- Services, Software piracy, Customer service
Abstract

I feel as strongly about software piracy as does Frank Hainze of MicroLogic Software. (See 'Vendors say gripe line creates rift between vendors, users' May 10, page 61.) He is […]

Published
1993

35. SPA takes legal action against retailers who rent software

Author

Willett, Shawn

Subjects
Company legal issue, Direct market channel, Retail/reseller channel, Software piracy, Megatronics -- Cases, Global Software and Accessories Inc. -- Cases, Software Review Inc. -- Cases, Software Publishers Association -- Cases, Distribution channels -- Cases, Law enforcement -- Cases, Software piracy -- Cases
Abstract

The Software Publishers Association is clamping down on retailers who make it easy for users to return software after illegally copying it. Last week the SPA began legal proceedings against […]

Published
1993

36. Software monitoring and metering...do it right or pay!

Author

Merenbloom, Paul

Subjects
Network capacity management, Virtual LAN, Network management device, Company business management, Software quality, Network management, Software piracy, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Company licensing agreement, Software -- Licensing agreements, Local area networks -- Management -- Licensing agreements, Law enforcement, Network management systems -- Licensing agreements, Software piracy -- Prevention
Abstract

Are you prepared to go to jail? Is it worth risking your job to save the cost of a few copies of WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, or Microsoft Excel? Perhaps these […]

Published
1993

37. SPA investigates reports of rampant piracy on the Internet

Author

Willett, Shawn

Subjects
Company legal issue, Virtual LAN, Investigation, Software piracy, Pre-packaged LAN, LAN, Software Publishers Association -- Investigations -- Crimes against, Internet -- Investigations, Investigations -- Investigations, Computer software industry -- Crimes against -- Investigations, Local area networks -- Crimes against -- Investigations, Software piracy -- Investigations
Abstract

The Software Publishers Association has begun investigating reports of widespread software piracy on the Internet, a loose amalgam of thousands of computer networks. The Internet, which began as a Unix-oriented, […]

Published
1993

38. Companies scared straight by SPA antipiracy raids

Author

Radding, Alan

Subjects
Government regulation, Patent/copyright issue, Software piracy, Software Publishers Association -- Laws, regulations and rules, Copyright -- Laws, regulations and rules, Computer software industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Law enforcement -- Laws, regulations and rules, Patents -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software piracy -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

The PC manager at a large construction engineering firm lives in dread of the knock on the door from the Software Publishers Association (SPA). The company bought dozens of copies […]

Published
1992

39. Mixed reaction to software copyright law

Author

Willett, Shawn

Subjects
Government regulation, Patent/copyright issue, Software piracy, United States. Congress -- Laws, regulations and rules, Copyright -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software protection -- Laws, regulations and rules, Copy prevention techniques -- Laws, regulations and rules, Legislation, Patents -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software piracy -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Legal experts were divided in their opinions about the fallout for corporate software users from the Software Copyright Protection Bill, which the House and Senate passed last week with little […]

Published
1992

40. Software firms establish programs to weed out piracy

Author

Borzo, Jeanette

Subjects
Support services, Government regulation, Customer service, Software piracy, Computer software industry -- Laws, regulations and rules, Fraud -- Laws, regulations and rules, Software piracy -- Laws, regulations and rules, Crime -- Laws, regulations and rules, Customer service -- Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

Industry reaction appears divided over software company tactics to catch software pirates, as a trend to establish vendor anti-piracy programs gathers steam. At least four software companies have established programs, […]

Published
1992

41. Spooky Little URL Like You.

Author

Cringely, Robert X.

Subjects
*COMPUTER industry, *RESIGNATION of employees, *SOFTWARE piracy, *CUSTOMER loyalty
Abstract

The article discusses issues in the computer industry as of July 2006. Martin Taylor of Microsoft is now looking for a new job. He left the company the same day his project Windows Live Messenger was released. His resignation was associated with copies of pirated software found in Taylor's hard drive. Microsoft has changed its Windows Genuine Advantage program so that it phones homes only occasionally instead of all the time. The issue of customer loyalty is also discussed in relation to the option of hardware makers no to ship compact discs.

Published
2006

42. LETTERS.

Author

Hack, Richard Steven and Blaisdell, Mikael

Subjects
*LETTERS to the editor, *PIRACY (Copyright), *COPYRIGHT infringement, *SOFTWARE piracy, *INFORMATION technology
Abstract

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues of "InfoWorld." Response to the article "Piracy Cuts Deep," by Tom Yager in the October 24, 2005 issue; Sentiment regarding the issue of piracy in the information technology sector in the U.S.

Published
2005

43. Coincidence, or is BSA's anti-piracy program really a Microsoft effort?

Author

Foster, Ed

Subjects
*SOFTWARE piracy, *PIRACY prevention (Copyright)
Abstract

Comments on the anti-software piracy campaign made by Microsoft. Target businesses of the company's anti-software campaign; Reaction of Microsoft resellers to anti-piracy letters Microsoft is giving to consumers; Changes made by Microsoft to its anti-piracy letter.

Published
2001

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