Warez

home pages providing links to download sites. Some sites include a web page and ftp site; both offering and providing pirated software, others link directly to remote hosts. "Warez" is a slang term for pirated software. There are over 2 million web-sites offering, linking or referencing "warez," from roughly 100,000 warez sites two years ago, to 900,000 last year. There has been a great effort in the industry to fight software piracy, unfortunately pirates seem to have the ability to adjust to

There’s a vast difference in downloading a CD and stealing it. Napster and Kazaa were mentioned in chapter 5 of the book: In Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity and four types of file-sharing were discussed in the chapter Piracy I. First file sharing: type a. sharing networks as substitutes for purchasing content. Type b: sharing networks to sample music before buying content. Type c: sharing networks to gain viewing of unavailable content or out of print content. Type d: content the

Computer Software Piracy and it's Impact on the International Economy The PC industry is over twenty years old. In those twenty years, evolving software technology brings us faster, more sophisticated, versatile and easy-to-use products. Business software allows companies to save time, effort and money. Educational computer programs teach basic skills and complicated subjects. Home software now includes a wide variety of programs that enhance the users productivity and creativity. The industry

“Stealing is stealing whether you use a computer command or a crowbar, and whether you take documents, data or dollars. It is equally harmful to the victim whether you sell what you have stolen or give it away.” - Carmen Ortiz. While some of this statement is true, other parts of it are without merit. There has been much confusion about the Internet and the new problems and questions it brings to the table in terms of the court of law, and how law enforcement should deal with it. Then comes the matter

Use of the Internet as a Tool for Piracy The internet is an ever increasingly powerful tool for finding everything from entertainment to reference to daily news. When first created, the internet was only a shadow of what it has become. Most people didn't even have a computer, let alone a connection to the internet. In the last decade, however, computers have become more and more affordable, and internet service providers have become far more widespread. According to the World Almanac and Book

The Growing Problem of Music Piracy   At the turn of the millenium, the music industry has been faced with an unforeseen phenomenon that has affected its very foundation - mass scale music piracy. The decline of CD sales in the past three years have been blamed on the availability of songs that can be downloaded from Internet sites and service providers like Napster, KaZaA and Morpheus free of charge. Today the issue of intellectual copyright infringement in music has been taken more seriously

What are the arguments for and against Software Piracy and downloading copyrighted material? Contents Abstract 2 Introduction 2 My reasons for software piracy and downloading copyrighted material. 2 My reasons against software piracy and downloading copyrighted material. 3 Conclusion 4 Abstract Even though we know that software piracy is illegal, we are aware many people still download and access this copyrighted material for their personal use on a daily basis. The

Abstract: In this report, I have discussed arguments “for” and “against” Software Piracy and Copyrighted Material. The purpose of this report was to inform the audience of the influences of Software Piracy and Copyrighted Material, whilst discussing examples in which this has happened in society today. The main points that are mentioned in this report “for” Software Piracy and Copyrighted Material are Economic Impacts, Demand for Software, The Future of Software whilst the “against” arguments include

Over the last decade, sellers of digital products have actively fought the availability of pirated copies of their products. Nevertheless, digital piracy rates are still high and increasing in many markets, despite a continuous increase in the availability and sophistication of copy protection and digital rights management technologies. It 's a problem that many businesses, specifically entertainment industries, have a problem with. Although a relatively new problem to the business world, cases against

Over time, modern-day society has experienced an exponential growth in theft and dishonest behavior. Alongside the development and evolution of technology, individuals are continually strategizing criminal activity of the next generation. More specifically, cybercrime, or a crime committed via the internet or computer network, has gained popularity (Microsoft News Center, 2013). With the click of a button, individuals are able to obtain unlawful copies of software, personal information, identities