Software Piracy

Software Piracy is the activity of copying and redistributing software, computer programs, in violation of copyright. Sometimes this involves "cracking", breaking or working around the parts of the program code meant to ensure that no one copies it illegally. Sometimes it just involves making a copy when the agreement says not to. These redistributed pirated programs are often known as Warez.The Open Directory will not list links to sites that are substantially focused on the distribution of illegal materials. The sites listed here discuss the practice, for and against, and some may even provide information on how to do it, or how to find other sites that distribute the software, but these sites do not distribute the material themselves.

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FAST - Federation Against Software Theft, UK software industry group working alongside corporates who require advice and guidance to achieve a legally sustainable software environment.
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GameSpy.com Software Piracy Report - Three-part series by David Cuciz, interviews with enforcement agencies and a software pirate, world-wide statistics and the fight to bring software piracy under control.
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SPA Anti-Piracy - A division of the Software and Information Industry Association, provides education and enforcement in dealing with software piracy. Online report forms, anti-piracy news, FAQ, copyright issues, policies, tools, seminars, and publications.
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BSA Anti-Piracy Site - Site sponsored by the Business Software Alliance. Contains information on how to report software piracy.
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ELSPA Anti Piracy - European Leisure Software Publishers Association page fighting game software piracy.
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WarezFAQ - FAQ for alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc and the other warez-related groups in English, French, HTML and text.
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