Tuesday, November 27, 2007

BSA, software giants target little guys; Al Gore's site hacked; Dial-up costs more than DSL

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BSA, software giants target little guys most often
Writes Paul McNamara in Buzzblog: Actually, 90% of the Business Software Alliance’s "revenue" comes from small businesses that allegedly violate licensing agreements. A lawyer who represents some of them says his clients often suspect the IT guy who just left -- and was responsible for the licenses -- ratted them out for a big BSA reward.


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