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Pardon, Is This Your File?

Posted by timothy on from the finding-what-you-look-for dept.

Teknogeek writes "The BSA says piracy is thriving. At least, according to this article. Note one interesting statistic: '...the group found that 57 percent of respondents never or seldom pay for copyrighted works they download. And 12 percent admitted to pirating software.' How much do you want to bet that 45 percent gap is freeware and/or open source?" On a similar note, an Anonymous Coward writes: "MIT Technology Review reports on the process of scanning the entire internet for digital signatures matching copyrighted work (watermarking not required), and automatically emailing threats to the offenders and their ISPs."

7 of 442 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Pardon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Why yes, yes it is. Did you find it in your mum?

  2. ip by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Check.

  3. Sounds about Right. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I've paid for very little copywritten items that I've downloaded.

    Slashdot - $0.
    NY Times - $0.
    Debian - $0.
    Mozilla - $0.

    And you know, I haven't even been paid for the things that I've written (and copyrighted) that others have downloaded.

    Wonder why.

  4. Re:ooohh jeee by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Man, I almost clicked on that goatse link... whew!

  5. Re:Article Says: by ArsonSmith · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Sig? Why bother? I'm not smart or clever.

    Your inferiority complex is soo much better than mine :(

    --
    Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
  6. Re:BSA? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    rofl, I applaud the skilled troll who so expertly hooked you. sucker.

  7. Re:I love firewalls. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Duhn duhn duhn du-duhn..."

    Iron Man by Black Sabbath- what do I win ?