All Stories for Software Piracy
BitTorrent's 'Altruistic mode' will force you to upload double of what you download
Tech2 News Staff • 9 years agoIn an interesting move, BitTorrent, the company that owns the BitTorrent and uTorrent clients, has announced a new “altruistic” mode for their clients.
The US Navy gets sued for pirating $600 million worth of software
Tech2 News Staff • 9 years agoBitmanagement, a German company that provides a 3D virtual reality program called BS Contact Geo, is suing the US government for illegally installing at least 558,466 copies of their program.
EA dabbles in DRM-free gaming by offering Dead Space, Dragon Age and SimCity 3000 on GOG
Tech2 News Staff • 9 years agoEA seems to be turning a new leaf. Not only did they start giving away games for free with their ‘On the house’ program, they’re now releasing DRM-free titles!
Chinese man gets 12 years in U.S. prison for selling stolen software
Fptechno • 12 years agoA U.S. federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese businessman to 12 years in prison for selling stolen software used in defense, space technology and engineering with a retail value of more than $100 million...
Study reveals consumers will spend 1.5bn hours to recover from malware attack
Anuradha • 13 years agoA new study commissioned by Microsoft Corp. and conducted by IDC has revealed that while some computer users may opt for pirated software to save money, the
More than half of all PC users worldwide run pirated software
Rossi • 13 years agoIt comes as no surprise that the recent study by the Business Software Alliance has concluded that more than ...
Miles To Go Before Curbing Software Piracy
Chirasrota123 • 18 years agoAs per a report released by BSA-IDC, the piracy level in India in 2006 dropped by just 1%.
Pirate Site Owner Gets 7 Years In Prison
Priyanka • 19 years agoThe owner of a software piracy website, has been sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for selling copyrighted software at a discount.