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Piracy
Websites
Among information, news, issues on copyright, policies and initiatives, this side also provides the possibility to report piracy.
http://www.siia.net/piracy/default.asp
Nopiracy.com is a site by the BSA (an alliance between many software megacorps to attack people who copy software) that argues against "piracy" and encourages turning people in.
http://www.bsa.org/usa/antipiracy/
cross-industry alliance campaigning to strengthen UK laws on counterfeiting, piracy, and intellectual property theft
http://www.aacp.org.uk/
The European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services, an organization of corporations in the digital television and telecommunications sector. The mission is studying the phenomenon of piracy in relation to encrypted works and services and research into all the legal, operational and technological methods for increasing the security and protection of conditional access systems.
http://www.aepoc.org/
Bentley Systems attacks software "piracy".
http://www.bentley.com/help/anti.piracy.html
The Mac Curmudgeon argues in favor of certain kinds of computer / music copying.
http://macopinion.com/columns/curmudgeon/99/01/28.html
Information on piracy as well as tips on how to protect yourself against it. A good site for piracy beginners.
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/
An article that discusses the costs of software piracy, especially in the animation industry.
http://mag.awn.com/index.php3?lt...e=pageone&article_no=1520&page=1
Hastening a rapid demise for the free copying of digital media, the next generation of hard disks is likely to come with copyright protection countermeasures built in.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/15620.html
Article by Katie Dean discussing the implications and myths of software piracy.
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,58306,00.html
Article by Kim Zetter documenting Microsoft's conviction of piracy charges in France for illegal use of another company's source code.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,99104,00.asp
Website documenting the corporate understanding of software piracy, featuring penalties, implications, and practices.
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/antipiracy/piracy.html
Industry lobby promoting intellectual property rights in China.
http://www.qbpc.org.cn/
The latest issues and news on anti-piracy efforts, current events and legal implications.
http://www.riaa.com/issues/piracy/default.asp
Argues that piracy is wrong, claims it costs consumers money.
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/how.mspx