What Is Warez? dont support it

[mackygood 0]

Warez are illegal copies of software, music, and games running through the Internet. Says a guy goes to a store, buys a legimate copy, goes home and zips the thing and spreads it through the Internet. Result : Millions of dollars lost by companies who spent years and years of hard work developing.Forms of Warez Include:"Rips" -- Mentioned above. Rip it and zip it."ISOs" -- CD image "FTPs" -- "who owns this place?" FTP server full of illegal stuff"Cracks" -- Programs set to remove copy lines in software to bypass the evaluation period."Serials" -- Somebody buys it and gives away the serial to a guy, who gives it to another guy, who gives... (you get the idea)Seriously, if this continues, soon there's gonna be nothing to pirate.I hope all the members of Xisto are all anti-warez.Looking foward to having a great time here.

[Tyssen 0]

I hope all the members of Xisto are all anti-warez.

Well they certainly won't be hosting any on Xisto servers cos they'd get shut down.

[mackygood 0]

Yes, that would be for sure. I didn't mean that they would be hosting warez on Xisto, I was saying in other places and in daily life =)

[rvalkass 5]

I am sure this list will be useful to people, as most people who download warez don't know that it's illegal, but just think that it's one of the things that happens. One main point: if it looks to good to be true, then it probably is.

 

I think, however, it should be made clear that not all CD ISO images and FTP servers contain illegal material. For example, many Linux distributions can be downloaded as ISO images to install them, but this isn't illegal. Also, many developers of freeware software allow people to download programs via an FTP server, but once again, this isn't illegal.

[lodd 0]

I am sure this list will be useful to people, as most people who download warez don't know that it's illegal, but just think that it's one of the things that happens. One main point: if it looks to good to be true, then it probably is.

 

I think, however, it should be made clear that not all CD ISO images and FTP servers contain illegal material. For example, many Linux distributions can be downloaded as ISO images to install them, but this isn't illegal. Also, many developers of freeware software allow people to download programs via an FTP server, but once again, this isn't illegal.

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Yeah, I agree with rvalkass. However, it's usually pretty easy to differentiate between legal and illegal sites. Here are a few distinguishing features of most warez sites:

 

-These sites with warez usually have multiple pop-ups and huge banner ads.

-They also have many links to porn sites.

-They write "Warez" in huge, bold, flashing writing.

-Keywords on these sites include: serial, crack, keygen, warez, gamez, porn, hentai

 

On legal sites, you will usually see stress placed on words like freeware, open-source, GNU and GPL. These are signs that the programs are already free and can be downloaded without worrying about copyrights and the like.

 

Hope this helps.

[NHL98 0]

^ Right. Since you've started that tutorial or info on warez, maybe you can explain the punishments you can receive because laws are different in different countries. Another sign to watch out for is that when a site tells you to download something, it keeps going to another page until it's obvious that there is no downlOad.

[mackygood 0]

Right, there's another telltale sign. Some warez sites post this on the entrance:

If you are affiliated with any government, police, anti-piracy group or other related group or working for Adidas, Manolo Blahnik, Converse, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Burberry, Hermes, Prada, Air Jordan, Nike, Timberland, Gucci, Cartier, Oakley either directly or indirectly, or any other related group, or were formally a worker, you CANNOT enter these web pages, links, nor access any of its files and you cannot view any of the HTML files. If in fact you are affiliated or were affiliated with the above said companies, by entering this site you are not agreeing to these terms and you are violating code 431.322.12 of the Internet Privacy Act signed by Bill Clinton in 1995 and that means that you CANNOT threaten our ISP(s) or any person(s) or company storing these files, and cannot prosecute any person(s) affiliated with this website.

Something like this...

It's a hoax



The Internet Privacy Act does not exist!

Additionally, former U, S. President William Jefferson Clinton never signed into law any legislation which in any manner restricts anyone's access to Web sites selling illegal items. No similar law exists anywhere in the world.

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[mackygood 0]

Punishments:

506. Criminal offenses5
(a) Criminal Infringement. - Any person who infringes a copyright willfully either -

(1) for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain, or

(2) by the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000,shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18, United States Code. For purposes of this subsection, evidence of reproduction or distribution of a copyrighted work, by itself, shall not be sufficient to establish willful infringement.

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[liauce 0]

however, some stuff are way too expensive and actually catered to a more prolific market. For example, state of the art video editing and sound recording software are in thousands charging such high prices becasue industry users have no choice but to pay. However, if we use it for like hobbies, non-profit, personal, I don't see reason in paying so much. I may only be able to afford a lousier program and that means this program is wasted. What they can do to prevent piracy is sell a version that only liscences people for personal use and not for industrial use. That version could cost much less since you know its the average interested guy that purchases it. Then again it may not be cost effective as the market for this version may be too small to even bother ensuring the industry giants do not use this lite version.IN the end, I support warez for this kind of stuff because you just have not choice. However, for things within affordable range (i.e. less than 500) than you should purchase them if you want them. However if you think its too expensive then dont use them because it is most likely not the fault of the company to price it so high (producing it may be expensive). They may know such as software is aimed at the layman, normal guy market but have no choice. In that sense using warez will make them lose money. However, if their price is structured not to target buyers like ordinary people (you and I) then it will not make them lose money to pirate it. They will just have less additional revenue.

[mackygood 0]

500????? dollars?? What kind of software needed in your daily life could cost over 500 bucks? An average game costs, only about, say 50 bucks up and down.

[Plenoptic 0]

I am against warez sites. I have always tried to buy all programs for my computer without getting them illegally like Dreamweaver, and Visual Basic. I have been able to successfully even though I lost some money in the process but it is illegal and taking money from other companies who maybe one of your friends parents or freinds work for. It isn't right and shouldn't be done.

[Richard 0]

I can 100% assure you that I have never ever used "warez". I have friends that have but all of their computers are messed up because of viruses from those evil "warez"

[amhso 0]

well if you're smart you won't get spyware and viruses. i have not used warez. Most people around here actually go out and buy the products

[far3 0]

Stealing is wrong, dont do itthe big companies are cracking down on it now.. their sendng out bots that spider out and report the IP of an iilegal copy.Sure you might not hear of it the next day but eventually your turn will come and if you have a buissness Ip oh boy your in deep doo-doo for your buissness..Possibly jail time and definatley a fine, oh and that job forget about i youll probably be blacklisted from the industry or somthing.

[catfish 0]

You people all have such a negative veiw on "warez"One peticular point which im surprised hasn't come up yet is that in many cases warez DOES NOT hurt the profit of the company. One major example would be photoshop: it runs $500 plus... now how many people are going to buy photoshop to do a banner for their website, or a sig for the forums? Any one doing any serious work would buy it because they can, and it is less risky. But by dl'ing it "illegaly" the product gets out to more people, which could even result in a greater profit for the company. (the product selling itself, as it were)Also there are several legitimate, legal uses for "warez" sites. say i have a legal copy of warcraft III, a no-cd crack would fall under the fair use claus, as would dl'ing a .iso (albeit it probably would be easier to make one) and then mounting it, to give the affect of a no-cd crack. Ditto with movies, say i have a vhs/dvd (and no dvd drive) By the fair-use clause i can (well actually i don't think it has been brought to court on this point) legally download a copy Van Hellsing so i can watch it on my computer.