The rate of global software piracy declined 10 percent in the past eight years, but there was only a modest 1 percent reduction from 2001 until now with a sharp increase in what piracy costs companies ...
Android’s growing success as a smartphone operating system is bringing a long-simmering problem to light: A lot of Android applications are being pirated. The openness of the platform has made it easy ...
By Kavya The 21st century has ushered in the digital economy, driven by a wave of innovation, creativity, and technology. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are the foundation of this knowledge-based ...
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has temporarily raised the reward, from US$200,000 to $1 million, that’s part of a controversial program encouraging people to report software piracy, the trade ...
One of the oldest methods used to protect software from illegal copying is being dropped by Apple Inc. One of the oldest methods used to protect software from illegal copying is being dropped by Apple ...
Above all else, Microsoft is launching the update in an effort to discern whether Windows 7 installed on a PC is authentic or pirated. The antipiracy upgrade, known as Windows Activation Technologies ...
A two-year federal investigation into international software piracy over the Internet culminated yesterday in the serving of more than 100 search warrants against suspects allegedly involved in piracy ...
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The suit that Symantec, Cupertino, Calif., brought against Maryland Internet Marketing in April claims trademark infringement, copyright infringement and false advertising. Maryland Internet Marketing ...
In this paper, we study the economic impact of piracy on the supply chain of information goods. When information goods are sold to consumers via a retailer, in certain situations, a moderate level of ...
Microsoft has filed lawsuits against two Chinese electronics retail chains for allegedly allowing computers installed with pirated Windows and Office products to be sold at their stores. The software ...