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Software piracy exposed / Ron Honick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Honick, Ron.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Acquisition of computer software.
- Computer crimes.
- Computer security.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (328 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- Rockland, Mass. : Syngress, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- 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 des
- Contents:
- Ch. 1. Inside software piracy
- Ch. 2. The history of software piracy
- Ch. 3. The suppliers
- Ch. 4. Crackers
- Ch. 5. The release
- Ch. 6. Sites
- Ch. 7. The distribution chain
- Ch. 8. The piracy scene
- Ch. 9. Piracy and the law
- Ch. 10. The future of piracy
- Ch. 11. Closing notes
- App. A. Pirating software : attitudes and reasons
- App. B. Why software is pirated
- App. C. Hazards, solutions, and tools
- App. D. Fighting back.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611035853
- 9781281035851
- 1281035858
- 9781423754237
- 1423754239
- 9780080489735
- 0080489737
- OCLC:
- 181421132
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