PCworld.com reports that The Federation Against Software Theft is going to use software made by a British company that should it make easier for users to report illegal use of digital material.
Using the software you can report piracy with one mouseclick, fill in a few questions and hey ! the software is even able to make a screenshot of the damn pirates:
If a user finds him or herself on a Web site that sells illegal software--be it music, games, movies, or programs--one click on the "F" will pull up a box. A person can fill in their name, a fake name, or no name at all, answer a few other questions, and then click send. |
"Included in FAST's software is Webcam software that captures a live example of the site for evidence as well as other basic information about the site," Heathcote Hobbins says.
FAST was set up in 1984 by the British Computer Society's Copyright Committee and works in a fashion similar to the Business Software Alliance in Washington, D.C. "The BSA also investigates reports of software privacy, but its reporting process is very complicated," Heathcote Hobbins says.
Companies' revenue losses due to software piracy were nearly $11.8 billion worldwide in 2000, according to the BSA's annual report. The organization's report for 2001 is expected to be published next month.
I wonder who is going to download this. Maybe the people that always wanted to be a policeman but never passed the test ? Read more about this here.
Source: PCworld.com
