Software Piracy Exposed

Ron Honick (Author)

9781932266986, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 7 October 2005

400 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.47 kg

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.

INTRODUCTION
WHY SOFTWARE IS PIRATED
TYPES OF SOFTWARE
TYPES OF CRACKS
HAZARDS, PRECAUTIONS, & SOLUTIONS
PIRATED SOFTWARE SOURCES
CRACKING ILLUSTRATED
USEFUL TOOLS
THE SOFTWARE COMPANIES FIGHT BACK
SUMMARY & CONCLUSION

Subject Areas: Computer security [UR], Software Engineering [UMZ]