Business Software Alliance Dirty Tricks Update
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) bullies small companies that can't present the single piece of evidence it considers acceptable as proof of software ownership. What evidence is that? Want to guess? If you guess wrong, you pay a fine.
What Do You Really Want to Know?
I'm polishing a new keynote speech for the Dallas ITEC tomorrow. My gimmick this time? I'm asking the audience what they want to hear about. I'll put up 10 topics, we'll vote, and I'll go through the most popular ones in order until we've run out of time.
College Athlete Turned Software Pirate Sentenced to Three Years Behind Bars
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) applauded the December 19th sentencing by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks in Austin, Texas of Thomas Rushing for copyright infringement. Twenty-four year old Rushing was sentenced to three years in federal prison, three years of supervised release following jail time and a $10,000 fine.
BSA Announces Cyber Champion Awards to Members of Congress
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) today is honoring a group of outstanding US lawmakers for their leadership in building a safe and legal digital world by awarding them the association’s highest honor, the Cyber Champion Award.
BSA Applauds Recommendations to Obama on Cyber Security
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is providing the following statement by Robert Holleyman, president and CEO of BSA, on today’s report by the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency:
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Solaris Tip: Have Your Files Changed Since Installation?
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Android fragments vs. the iPhone monolith
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What Gizmodo missed about the Pro WX Wireless USB disk drive
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325
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