BSA offers bounty hunters $1 million
p2pnet news | Products:- Amateur online bounty hunters take note.
The BSA (Business Software Alliance) says it’ll pay anyone willing shop anyone else for software copyright infringement one million (count ‘em) dollars.
Over in Oz, though, spilling the beans to the BSA local is worth only measly $10,000.
Or it was in 2006.
Back in the US of A, “More than a year after increasing its bounty from $200,000 to $1 million for qualified reports of software copyright infringement leads,” reports PC World.
“The BSA hasn’t yet paid out $1 million, although we are very willing to do so if the opportunity arises,” it has BSA spokesman Rodger Correa saying.
In the first quarter of 2008, the BSA paid out a mere $58,000 to 14 separate Boba Fetts, Correa states, says the story.
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measly $10,000 – Oz pirates worth $10K each!, October 4, 2006
PC World – Has Anyone Received the BSA’s $1M Software Piracy Reward?, June 23, 2008
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June 24th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Boy, these assholes who claim to be “devastated” by financial losses due to piracy are really putting their money where their mouth is.
June 25th, 2008 at 4:47 am
“a mere $58,000 to 14 separate Boba Fetts”
That is $4,000 per squeal.
Along with the $4,000 the squealer gets these benefits:
-10 free vistis to the court to act as a witness.
-A great reputation as a squealer and traitor within and otuside the circle of family, frieneds and coworkers.
-20 year or more vacation, as in freedom from work/job.
-The name listed on the Internet for all who do a Google search.
-A possible medal as the squealer of the year.
-A possible contract from the CIA as a consultant-informer in some latin american governemnt that neds overthrowing for their own good.
-The man of the year award given personally by George Bush.