Software anti piracy campaign

Like most creative works such as books, music and films, computer software is protected by copyright laws. When you purchase software, you do not become the owner of that software or copyright.

Rather, you are purchasing the right to use the software under certain restrictions imposed by the copyright owner, typically the software publisher. The precise rules are described in the license agreement that comes with accompanying the software.

It is critical that you understand and adhere to this agreement. Most often, the agreements states that you have the right to load the software onto a single computer and make one backup copy.

If you copy, distribute or install the software in ways that the license prohibits, whether you are swapping disks with friends and coworkers or participating in widespread duplication, you are violating federal copyright law. Even if you only help someone else make unauthorized copies, you are still liable under the copyright law. Many businesses, both large and small, face serious legal risks due to software piracy. Quite simply, to make or download unauthorized copies of software is to break the law, no matter how many copies are involved.

If you or your company is caught copying software, you may be held liable under both civil and criminal law. In addition, the government can criminally prosecute you for copyright infringement. Piracy is been a big problem in the Philippines. The government had to put up a department to deal with this alone. The Content Division of the SIIA provides a forum for companies that are in the business of publishing and distributing online content , or whose products facilitate distribution of information products.

The division works with emerging issues and produces deliverables of special interest to members of the division. The Financial Information Services Division FISD of the SIIA provides a forum for exchanges, market data vendors, specialist data providers, brokerage firms and banks on distribution, management, administration and use of market data. The FISD was founded in and is governed by a member Executive Committee of exchanges, vendors and market data user firms.

The Software Division provides a forum for companies developing applications, services, infrastructure and tools. Noah Stone said the organization is planning a more extensive campaign and that Tuesday's full-page spread was intended to gather more musicians' support for Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich 's efforts in the Senate.

Click here to read more about Ulrich's Senate appearance. Ron Stone said future television ads will feature music videos fading to black, representing the death of musical artistry under the collapse of copyright law. The anti-piracy campaign is being launched during a busy holiday season in the country. Over an month period, Microsoft said it conducted its "most extensive forensic survey" of PCs bought in China, by purchasing computers from Chinese shops and "IT malls," which can feature dozens of different small vendors in one building.

Some of these PCs contained a malware known as "Nitol," which when activated through a pre-installed music player can remotely log user keystrokes and spy on users through the computer's webcam. They've also pitched the story that it works just fine, it's good enough," said Psyhogeos in a media briefing.