Software Piracy Exposed

By: Ron Honick

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Paperback | 12 April 2005

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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 describes how software piracy is actually being carried out.

This book is about software piracy--what it is and how it's done
This is the first book ever to describe how software is actually stolen and traded over the internet
Discusses security implications resulting from over 1/2 of the internet's computers running illegal, unpatched, pirated software

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Foreword	p. xv
Inside Software Piracy	p. 1
A Glimpse into the World of Piracy	p. 1
Copyright Pirates	p. 3
First Contact	p. 7
The Scene People	p. 9
"Rodan"	p. 10
"Fre0n"	p. 10
"kEM0"	p. 11
"Recreant"	p. 12
The History of Software Piracy	p. 19
Humble Beginnings	p. 19
The Suppliers	p. 31
Racing Against Time	p. 31
Why Be a Supplier?	p. 33
Supplying Guidelines	p. 35
Supplying in Motion	p. 37
Physical Insiders	p. 38
FTP Snooping	p. 42
Credit Card Fraud	p. 46
Hacking	p. 50
Social Engineering	p. 53
Demo CD	p. 54
Legitimate Retail	p. 58
Crackers	p. 61
Digital Pissing Contest	p. 61
Fre0n	p. 63
Cracking with Fre0n	p. 67
Varying Cracking Methods	p. 70
Serial Numbers and CD Keys	p. 71
Statically Encoded Serial Numbers	p. 72
Node-locked Keys	p. 77
Algorithmic CD Key	p. 79
CD-ROM Protection Methods	p. 82
Commercial Game Protectors	p. 84
Size	p. 88
Dongles	p. 90
The Release	p. 95
Site Rules	p. 100
Dupe Checking	p. 102
Packing	p. 103
Pre'ing	p. 104
Art in Piracy	p. 105
Sites	p. 109
Types of Sites	p. 113
Site Bots and Clever Pirates	p. 121
What about P2P?	p. 124
The Distribution Chain	p. 127
Distribution in Motion	p. 127
Couriers	p. 137
Public Distribution	p. 143
The Piracy Scene	p. 159
The Many Faces of the Piracy Scene	p. 159
Console	p. 160
Movies	p. 162
CAM	p. 163
Workprints	p. 164
Telesync	p. 165
Telecine	p. 165
Screener	p. 166
DVD Retail	p. 167
TV	p. 169
E-books and Bookware	p. 170
Music	p. 174
Adult Entertainment	p. 176
Everything Else	p. 179
Blurring Scenes	p. 180
Piracy and the Law	p. 183
Piracy is Illegal?	p. 183
Pirates with Attitudes	p. 186
Operation Buccaneer	p. 190
Bandido	p. 191
Operation Fast Link	p. 198
Operation Site Down	p. 203
Operation What's Next?	p. 207
The Future of Piracy	p. 209
Where Now?	p. 209
Software Piracy	p. 211
Multimedia Piracy	p. 214
Will the Piracy Scene Continue?	p. 219
Closing Notes	p. 223
Pirating Software: Attitudes and Reasons	p. 227
Introduction	p. 228
Attitudes About Piracy	p. 228
Morality	p. 228
Justification	p. 228
Blame and Responsibility	p. 229
Specific Reasons For Using Pirated Software	p. 231
Saving Money	p. 231
Evaluation	p. 233
The Right Version	p. 234
Compatibility	p. 235
Sport	p. 235
Curiosity	p. 236
Up-to-date Versions	p. 236
Knowledge	p. 237
Summary	p. 238
Why Software is Pirated	p. 239
Introduction	p. 240
Extent of the Problem	p. 240
Pirated?	p. 241
Cost or Availability	p. 244
Curiosity	p. 247
Corporate Piracy	p. 250
Hazards, Solutions, and Tools	p. 253
Introduction	p. 254
Cyber Pests	p. 254
Viruses	p. 254
Antivirus Programs	p. 255
Spyware	p. 256
Anti-spyware Programs	p. 256
Hackers	p. 257
Firewalls	p. 257
Browser Hijackers	p. 258
Dialers	p. 259
Pop-ups	p. 260
Other Browsers	p. 261
Pornography	p. 265
Erroneous, Mislabeled, and Incomplete Files	p. 266
Product Defects	p. 266
System Recovery	p. 268
Restore Programs	p. 268
Language/Translation	p. 269
Disc Backups	p. 271
CD/DVD Appearance	p. 272
One More Thing to Consider	p. 273
Fighting Back	p. 275
Introduction	p. 276
Blacklisting and Disguising Revisions	p. 276
Product Activation	p. 280
Technical Explanation	p. 280
Windows XP Pirated	p. 281
History Repeats Itself	p. 283
Other Product Activation Examples	p. 286
Product Activation Bugs	p. 287
On-line Verification/Server Authentication	p. 288
Booby Traps	p. 289
Commercial Software Protection Systems	p. 290
The Pirates Don't Give Up Easily	p. 291
Reporting Violators	p. 293
What Else Can Be Done?	p. 293
Reason for Shareware	p. 294
Identify the Customer	p. 294
Product IDs	p. 295
Index	p. 297
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