Techdirt always says it better than I ever could. For some time, big software companies have tried to make the argument that a copy of pirated software is equivalent to a lost sale Read more
Category Archives: Piracy
Pirates to Blame for Poor Vista Sales?
Monday, February 19, 2007
According to ARNnet, because of Vista’s poor sales, Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer has told Wall Street analysts that Microsoft may increase the amount of DRM in Vista. My gut says that this won’t work. While the price for various versions of Vista do seem high, I can only imagine Vista’s real competitor is not piracy [...]
MPAA Violates Licenses, Steals Code
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Patrick Robin the developer behind Forest Blog (a blogging engine) discovered that none other than the MPAA was using the code he had written. Not only did they fail to give Patrick credit but the MPAA had completely violated his linkware license by removing all links back to the Forest Blog site. As Digger Mitchconnnerr [...]
On the Pirate Bay a Q & A session
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Gottfrid “Anakata” and Peter “Brokep” of Pirate Bay fame appeared on Computer Swedens “hot seat,” and look like the biggest tool bags in the shop by completely avoiding any questions involving their profits, political affiliation, or even the negative affects of the Piratebay. Translation done courtesy of TorrentFreak.