3 days ago by Darren Olivier

According to IT NEWSAFRICA THE Business Software Alliance (BSA) has intercepted 18 314 auctions selling 45 000 items of pirated software, worth a combined US$22 million. The anti-piracy organisation is also tackling the illegal sale of software via peer-to-peer (P2P) networks and other internet-base ...

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32 days ago by Shijaz

We have a KMS Server that has been activating Vista clients for several months. A few days ago our desktop team came across the following Windows Activation error on one of the Vista Enterprise machines: Error 0xC004F038 The computer could not be activated. The returned count from your Key Managemen ...

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35 days ago by ScottR

We are always talking on this blog about the BSA and the importance of software licensing compliance. Most people (you can substitute the word “people” with “company”) probably think that this is something that would never happen to them, shrug it off, and continue on as usual. Well, here is $50,000 ...

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37 days ago by Jon Gillespie-Brown

Saw an interesting article today by Peldi Guilizzoni and he mentions what many people think is true about the user and their propensity to use pirate software. I don’t think it’s very scientific but it is a valuable argument, who will pay and who will not and why? I also think the basic concept is s ...

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40 days ago by faduda

The definition of chutzpah used to be the murderer who killed his parents, then appealed to the court for mercy during his trial because he was an orphan. That definition may have to be updated in light of the lawsuit brought against Microsoft in China Dong Zhengwei, a Beijing lawyer, is taking a ca ...

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41 days ago by Roman

To continue the discussion about software piracy. International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) published the report stating that Saudi Arabia has the highest level of piracy in the Middle East. The full article is available here.

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41 days ago by Charles

I’ve been thinking the past few days since I had the original conversation with my friend from yester-year and wrote the artilce New Dog, Old Tricks. Specifically I have been thinking back over what I wrote and that there were some other things I wanted to mention that I didn’t touch upon. A few thi ...

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43 days ago by admin

Users with Microsoft Blank Screen abandon Counterfeit Versions Microsoft Undertakes Series of Initiatives to Reduce Software Piracy. Microsoft has conceded it will never be able to stop people from obtaining pirated versions of its software as it launches a global crackdown including legal action ag ...

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44 days ago by admin

Microsoft has declared today, October 21, to be Global Antipiracy Day. The company is kicking things off with educational initiatives and enforcement actions in 49 countries, including 20 civil lawsuits here in the US. It’s a fiesta! Read More…

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44 days ago by sherilthomas

Microsoft Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. announced a series of education and enforcement initiatives under the aegis of ‘Global Anti-Piracy Awareness Day’, a simultaneous launch of local and international programs to combat the sophisticated trade of pirated and counterfeit software through education i ...

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