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Standing up to EBay’s software piracy epidemic…finally
Monday, March 10th, 2008For years people have been trying to get eBay to remove pirates from the auction site who are selling cracked copies of their products.
eBay’s refrain “it’s not our fault, we are just the marketplace”…baloney, they don’t want to face up to their responsibilities. Why not? because it will be very hard and very expensive.
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One ISV’s view on life and software copy protection
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008Kevin Hoctor has something to say on the world of software copy protection and it’s not what you think!
OK so he is fed up with those who wish to rip him off and have cracked his software:
I guess MoneyWell has hit the big time: it was [k’ed]. That means that some sad individual spent his […]
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Macrovision sells off licensing business - the end has arrived?
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008Well we could see this coming, but what does it mean for Macrovision customers?
Our friends still inside Macrovision tell us that there has been a ‘yahoo’ effect with most of the talented people gone or going, so will the new owners a "private equity investment firm" be able to attract new talent?
Thoma Cressey Bravo are […]
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Macrovision-Gemstar Deal Worries Analysts - Have they given up on their software licensing business?
Sunday, February 10th, 2008Have Macrovision given up on their software licensing business?
Macrovision are well known for their Flex range of software licensing products but the focus seems increasingly to be elsewhere nowadays.
You can’t blame them, they make a ton of money from DRM technology and not much from their Software unit in comparison - so why waste time […]
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Ex-Safenet CFO gets prison term- what next for Software Licensing top guns?
Monday, February 4th, 2008Macrovision is moving away from Software licensing, or so it seems, and Safenet are in big trouble for corporate governance?
What is happening to the Software Licensing top guns…
Here at Nalpeiron we are simply focused on delivering a value solution for 1000’s software developers - total focus on our customers needs, no distractions.
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