File-sharing through the dozens of software piracy mills on the Internet and well-known peer-to-peer networks like Kazaa, Morpheus, iMesh, eDonkey, Gnutella, LimeWire and Grokster accounts for thousands of illegally downloaded music files, games, movies and software. Computer security experts warn that more harm than theft of intellectual property by piracy occurs through participation in sharing files over the Internet. For example, users of file-sharing operations usually lead to computers — and even networks — that are infected with spyware, malware and backdoors left ajar for hackers.
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Sharing Files: The Untold Story of Software Piracy
Posted by: Jack M. Germain June 5, 2004 01:30 AMFile-sharing through the dozens of software piracy mills on the Internet and well-known peer-to-peer networks like Kazaa, Morpheus, iMesh, eDonkey, Gnutella, LimeWire and Grokster accounts for thousands of illegally downloaded music files, games, movies and software. Computer security experts warn that more harm than theft of intellectual property by piracy occurs through participation in sharing files over the Internet. For example, users of file-sharing operations usually lead to computers — and even networks — that are infected with spyware, malware and backdoors left ajar for hackers.