trane_fanatic Posted March 31, 2008 Report Posted March 31, 2008 (edited) http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/03/sonybmg-under-i.html Sony/BMG Under Investigation for Software Piracy By Eliot Van Buskirk March 31, 2008 | 10:38:57 AM Categories: Digital Music News A small software company has accused major label Sony/BMG of software piracy, in a reversal of the normal orientation of piracy cases between major labels and the rest of the world. PointDev, which makes Windows administration software, claims that a raid on Sony/BMG servers revealed that as much as 47 percent of the software used by the company can be considered to have been pirated under French law, according to Zeropaid's Google translation of the initial report: We are not interested in an amicable settlement. It is not just a question of money but more importantly in principle. The rate of software piracy in the company is very high. According to the Business Software Alliance, a association of the major publishers in the market, 47 percent of programs used in the company would be [unlawful] in France... The Business Software Alliance raid that uncovered the programs on Sony/BMG's servers was apparently triggered by Sony IT worker's request for assistance with a program called Ideal Migration. When the PointDev tech support person tried to help, he or she seems to have discovered that the key provided by Sony/BMG was pirated. Sony/BMG apparently asked La Provence not to pick up on the story, which, of course, it did. The case will surely provide no small amount of glee to file sharing activists and RIAA boycotters as it unfolds. Edited March 31, 2008 by trane_fanatic Quote
poetrylover3 Posted March 31, 2008 Report Posted March 31, 2008 A facade of normalcy often conceals a wealth of deviance- a famous psychiatrist. This reminds me of our various President's (RMN comes to mind) claim of unity with the values of America's "The Silent Majority". Apparently Sony/BMG thought they were too big and too clever to be caught. What do you want to bet that the poor so and so who called for help on the pirated program will get the shaft instead of the manager or managers who condoned and promoted the piracy? But then, it wouldn't surprise me if someone hadn't done a cost benefit analysis that low-balled this into the zone of "acceptable risk". Here's hoping SONY/BMG is made an example. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 31, 2008 Report Posted March 31, 2008 Completely different divisions with different goals and standards. That's the problem when multi-nationals (no need for the multi-national tag) own all kinds of "intellectual properties". Quote
Claude Posted April 1, 2008 Report Posted April 1, 2008 (edited) The Business Software Alliance raid that uncovered the programs on Sony/BMG's servers was apparently triggered by Sony IT worker's request for assistance with a program called Ideal Migration. When the PointDev tech support person tried to help, he or she seems to have discovered that the key provided by Sony/BMG was pirated. Reminds me of Microsoft's "Deepz0ne" scandal http://vaishnav.wordpress.com/2007/06/15/m...-soundforge-45/ Software piracy through negligence happens all the time in big corporations and administrations. Edited April 1, 2008 by Claude Quote
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