Task 3-Internet Piracy

Task 3-Internet Piracy

Thesis Statement

Internet piracy refers to the use of the Internet for illegally copying or distributing unauthorized software.

Introduction

The offenders use the Internet for all or some of their operations including the advertising, offering, acquiring, or distribution of pirated software. The Business Software Alliance (BSA), a programs commerce trade association, approximates that there are 840,000 Internet sites trading illicit programs as the genuine thing. Many buyers who buy programs over the Internet not ever really obtain the programs they paid for. Others are not adept to get their cash back if they find out that the programs they came by is counterfeit. Disreputable Internet enterprises often rapidly disappear, departing behind hundreds of dissatisfied customers.

Purpose of the Paper

The purpose of the paper is to discuss the software piracy on internet.

Literature Review

Illegal online enterprises often have professional-looking Internet sites that could fool even the most skilled on-web shopper. Distinguishing counterfeit software on the Internet is very difficult because you can not visually examine the product for physical warnings on the hardware, or see the retailer. (Sameer 2008)

"An estimated 2 million Web pages offer, link to, or otherwise reference "warez" software - the Internet code word for pirated software. An approximated 280,000 Web sheets quotation "appz", another period for pirated submission programs. A recent investigation indicates that more than 60% of software sold through Internet auction sites is counterfeit and more than 90% is sold in violation of the publisher's license agreement. (Sameer 2008)

Software Piracy on Internet

On the Internet there are binary Newsgroup such as alt.binaries.warez, WWW pages and FTP sites that also contain Pirate Software. On the Newsgroup the Files are send upon request from anonymous users. As a result people who have access to the Internet can retrieve these Software Program free of charge. The person posting the Pirate software ...