This book dives into the unique world of software piracy. It explores the personalities and motivations of those behind much of the illegal software distribution on the Internet. Author Paul Craig’s aggressive investigation and reporting of this world allowed him to explore the inner depths of the software piracy scene and gained him exclusive interviews with some of its most notorious individuals. Throughout the course of his year-long investigation, Paul sought out the individuals behind this highly organized collection of individuals who somehow flew under most of the public's radar. Everyone seems to know about P2P networks, but few are familiar with top sites, couriers, and other aspects of the software piracy scene.
Go Inside the Piracy Underground Uncover the secret world of suppliers, crackers, couriers, and counterfeiters.
Discover the Origin of Software Piracy Learn how early computer social clubs and Bulletin Board Systems innocently laid the foundation for piracy.
A Different King of Supply Chain Management. Feel the rush as competing suppliers race against each other to win a release.
Addicted to Cracking Follow crackers as they spend countless hours maniacally trying to circumvent copyright protection schemes.
Walk the Red Carpet at a Release Party Watch the intricately orchestrated ritual of the official release.
Follow the Distribution Channels Analyze the trail as pirated software flows from a cracker all the way to an end user.
Learn Why Pirated E-books Are a Hot Commodity Understand why this very book will most likely get posted to a warez site.
Piracy and the Law Understand just how aggressively law enforcement agencies will pursue pirates.