Florida Software Dealer Jailed for Selling Bootleg Windows Keys Worth Millions

Heidi Richards of Brandon, Florida, sentenced to 22 months after running a five-year Microsoft COA label trafficking scheme worth over $5 million.

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From the Pirate Bay to Ghost mirrors - Negative PID

In the early and mid 2000s, a small number of piracy platforms did more than distribute copyrighted material. They shaped how the internet itself was used.

Negative PID
In today's episode of "Unintentional Cybercrime," we learn that an insulin pump controller moonlighting as a Linux kernel user decides GPL rules are merely suggestions 😂. Who knew life-saving devices could come with a side of software piracy? 🚨💉💻
https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1puojsr/the_device_that_controls_my_insulin_pump_uses_the/ #UnintentionalCybercrime #LinuxInsulinPump #SoftwarePiracy #GPLRules #TechHumor #CybersecurityRisks #HackerNews #ngated

The Brits version of "Don't Copy That Floppy" 😱

#SoftwarePiracy #DontCopyThatFloppy #Copyright

🧩 Jailbroken ChatGPT prompts are being used to generate Windows license keys—raising alarms over AI misuse and software piracy risks. Ethics must evolve with tech.
#SecureAI #SoftwarePiracy 🚫🧠

https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/07/09/chatgpt_jailbreak_windows_keys/

How to trick ChatGPT into revealing Windows keys? I give up

: No, really, those are the magic words

The Register

TorrentFreak: UN Database WIPO ALERT Helps to Facilitate Globalized Pirate Site Blocking. “A report from Brazil suggests that the existence of an international site-blocking movement isn’t just a theory. After contributing 8,000+ pirate domains to a database maintained by UN IP agency WIPO, Brazil goes on to describe a ‘unified global effort’ and the importance of a system underpinning it. […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/30/torrentfreak-un-database-wipo-alert-helps-to-facilitate-globalized-pirate-site-blocking/

TorrentFreak: UN Database WIPO ALERT Helps to Facilitate Globalized Pirate Site Blocking | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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Pirate: *pirates something*

User: Cool! I'd never had the intention to pay exorbitant prices for that.

Pirate: *shoves ads, account registration with credits, a cryptominer, and an indian tech-support scam*

User: Hello, FBI?

#Pirates #Pirating #SoftwarePiracy #Piracy #MoviePiracy #StreamingPiracy #SteamPiracy #GamePiracy #VideogamePiracy #Software #SoftwarePirate

MakeUseOf: You Don’t Need to Pirate Software: Here’s How I Find Affordable Alternatives. “Software can be expensive, but pirating it is risky and unnecessary. The good news? You don’t have to choose between breaking the bank or the law. These are the tips and tricks I use to find affordable, legal alternatives.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/03/you-dont-need-to-pirate-software-heres-how-i-find-affordable-alternatives-makeuseof/

You Don’t Need to Pirate Software: Here’s How I Find Affordable Alternatives (MakeUseOf) | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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EUIPO Report - "The State of Online Piracy and Copyright Infringement in Europe" 2024

⛔️Piracy Trends: Overall digital piracy stabilized at ~10 accesses per internet user monthly, though software and live sports piracy rose.
⛔️ IPTV Data: First inclusion of IPTV piracy data shows growth, but actual content consumption remains uncertain.
https://www.euipo.europa.eu/en/news/observatory/the-state-of-online-piracy-and-copyright-infringement-in-europe
#CopyrightInfringement, #DigitalPiracy, #SoftwarePiracy, #LiveSportsPiracy, #EUCopyright, #LegalContentAccess, #AntiPiracy

I had a #dream where the phrase "trans girls are the best (software) pirates!" showed up. I also had a dream where I was walking on a wall like the JoJo mountain goat comic.

#dreams #trans #piracy #SoftwarePiracy #MountainGoat #JoJo #JJBA #TransGirls