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SoftwareShield Industry Resources

These valuable organizations offer piracy reporting and critical information on how to prevent and manage attacks from pirates and crackers.

SoftwareShield Industry Resources

  • Canadian Alliance Against Software Theft (CAAST)

    CAAST provides educational information to corporations, consumers and resellers about software piracy and its implications. This non-profit organization also protects the rights of its member companies against the unauthorized sale or reproduction of software through the support of the legal prosecution of individuals or groups involved in this unlawful activity.

    http://www.caast.org/

  • Federation Against Software Theft (FAST)

    FAST was set up in 1984 by the British Computer Society's Copyright Committee. It was the first software copyright organisation and has raised awareness of software piracy. FAST has since been able to influence other legislation that impacts on the proper safeguarding of software.

    http://www.fast.org.uk/

  • Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)

    The Software & Information Industry Association is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to the leading companies that are setting the pace for the digital age.

    http://www.siia.net/

  • DRM News Blog

    Perspectives on DRM news from the EFF

    http://www.drmblog.org/