As my post, for recruiting network administrators in the fight against piracy, has gotten too large, I have decided to start a new thread to recruit software developers to become more engaged in the fight.
Microsoft is pioneering the industry in the fight against internet piracy and it is now time for other software companies to jump on board to become more vigilant in the fight against internet criminals.
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/default.mspx
It is the view of most people that the Internet is a completely free community for all users to enjoy. Please tell me exactly where this has worked in the real world? Police agencies need to upgrade their forces to become active members of the internet community, just as they are in the real community. If they don?t we are just creating pathways for criminals to take control of the internet and render it completely unusable. However with too many restrictions the internet will become static, either way the Internet is doomed if someone does not take action now.
One of my solutions to software piracy would be to set up a central student database in the education departments around the globe. The biggest threat to software is individuals. The majority of software piracy comes from the younger community as students don?t have the money to explore this new world of the computer. If the majority of the large software companies and education departments work together to create free versions of software for students, then I believe that software piracy would screech to a halt. This would be extremely beneficial for software companies as the view shared by many is, ?get em in young, and you got em for life?. Once the students learn how to use your software and become young adults and move out into the industry, they will recommend your product to other industries.
Microsoft is again the leaders in this new theory with their Academic Alliance, which I believe is a success at least in my institution. This has worked for them as I used to encourage the use of Linux as open source software, as I like the idea of free software. Now that Microsoft are giving me free software to use, I now support their company and will recommend Microsoft to the company I will eventually work for. This proves my point that the industry needs to work together and government needs to step in and stop the industry from policing itself.
NOTE: I will not participate as avidly as I did in my network administration post, as it is taking too much time away from my studies. Please do not rely on a response from me personally; I leave this forum open to the floor.
RELATED DISCUSSION: Stop Internet Piracy! Network Admins Should Help
https://www.techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=3&threadID=170277&start=0
