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Book cover image of Software Piracy Exposed by Ron Honick

Authors: Ron Honick, Mark Burnett
ISBN-13: 9781932266986, ISBN-10: 1932266984
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Date Published: August 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Ron Honick

Book Synopsis

This book is about software piracy—what it is and how it's done. Stealing software is not to be condoned, and theft of intellectual property and copyright infringement are serious matters, but it's totally unrealistic to pretend that it doesn't happen. Software piracy has reached epidemic proportions. Many computer users know this, the software companies know this, and once you've read the Introduction to this book, you'll understand why. Seeing how widespread software piracy is, learning how it's accomplished, and particularly how incredibly easy it is to do might surprise you. This book describes how software piracy is actually being carried out.

• This book is about software piracy—what it is and how it's done
• This is the first book ever to describe how software is actually stolen and traded over the internet
• Discusses security implications resulting from over 1/2 of the internet's computers running illegal, unpatched, pirated software

Table of Contents

Ch. 1Inside software piracy1
Ch. 2The history of software piracy19
Ch. 3The suppliers31
Ch. 4Crackers61
Ch. 5The release95
Ch. 6Sites109
Ch. 7The distribution chain127
Ch. 8The piracy scene159
Ch. 9Piracy and the law183
Ch. 10The future of piracy209
Ch. 11Closing notes223
App. APirating software : attitudes and reasons227
App. BWhy software is pirated239
App. CHazards, solutions, and tools253
App. DFighting back275

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