Is It Stealing?Is It Stealing?

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Amber PorterAmber Porter

Key TermsKey Terms

Software licensing- Allowing an individual or Software licensing- Allowing an individual or group to use a piece of softwaregroup to use a piece of software

Piracy- The unauthorized copying of softwarePiracy- The unauthorized copying of software Copyright- The legal right granted to an author, Copyright- The legal right granted to an author,

composer, playwright, publisher, or distributor to composer, playwright, publisher, or distributor to exclusive publication, production, sale, or exclusive publication, production, sale, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work. artistic work.

Pilferage-The act of stealing small amounts or Pilferage-The act of stealing small amounts or small articles small articles

Key terms (continued)Key terms (continued) Site license- a way to gain a bulk discount when purchasing Site license- a way to gain a bulk discount when purchasing

many copies of a given piece of software. many copies of a given piece of software. • Unlimited Unlimited licenses-the organization which purchases an licenses-the organization which purchases an

Unlimited License of a piece of software can use as Unlimited License of a piece of software can use as many copies of that software as it wants many copies of that software as it wants

• Bulk Licenses- an organization can use a set number of Bulk Licenses- an organization can use a set number of copies of the software in question. copies of the software in question.

• Discount Programs-the organization gains a substantial Discount Programs-the organization gains a substantial discount when making further purchases from the discount when making further purchases from the company in question for the period of the license company in question for the period of the license (usually one year). (usually one year).

Who is Jon Johansen?Who is Jon Johansen? member of the Masters of Reverse Engineeringmember of the Masters of Reverse Engineering

• The MoRE created DeCSS DVD playback for LinuxThe MoRE created DeCSS DVD playback for Linux• DeCSS- Decrypt Content Scrambling System DeCSS- Decrypt Content Scrambling System

The American movie industry pressured the Norwegian The American movie industry pressured the Norwegian Economic Crime Unit to press charges against Jon Johansen Economic Crime Unit to press charges against Jon Johansen in 2000 for allegedly bypassing the CSS copy protection on in 2000 for allegedly bypassing the CSS copy protection on DVDs.DVDs.

He was proven innocent in two trials.He was proven innocent in two trials.

Johansen strikes againJohansen strikes again

He produced a new code called QTFairHe produced a new code called QTFair The new program circumvents iTunes' The new program circumvents iTunes'

anti-copying program, MPEG-4 Advanced anti-copying program, MPEG-4 Advanced Audio Coding, by legally opening and Audio Coding, by legally opening and playing a protected music file in playing a protected music file in QuickTime, but then, essentially, draining QuickTime, but then, essentially, draining the unprotected music data into a new and the unprotected music data into a new and parallel file. parallel file.

RefrencesRefrences

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/compuhttp://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/01/31/johansen.interview.idg/ting/01/31/johansen.interview.idg/

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/1http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/11/27/itunes.code.ap/index.html1/27/itunes.code.ap/index.html

http://www.slyck.com/news.php?http://www.slyck.com/news.php?story=733story=733

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