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From: Jeff Krebs <rockinjeff@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 07:29:56 -0400
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Subject: Please report Software Piracy
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Hello,
While I realize that in 2013 software piracy (cracking if you will) is
impossible to control, you can certainly do your part by:

   - purchasing your software only from a known software sources (resellers
   or software developers)
   - report software piracy to the developers or software compliancy
   organizations

Piracy hurts all developers large and small (we happen to be small) and are
continually finding even the larger studios, post facilities and
broadcasters are stealing software.
It also hurts the small shops and independent film makers as you now have
to compete with the monolith facilities that are not paying for software.
It's certainly more prevalent in some countries over others, and as unusual
as it sounds, the larger organizations with IT departments, corporate
infrastructures are some of the worst culprits.
Our current known list is small with slightly more than 800 investigations
on-going.

Of course - dealing with individual 'company's" in specific countries who
produce a mass amount of VFX content that:

   - use students as free labor
   - *steal software and claim it's part of their culture*
   - when caught immediately shut the company down
   - firing the students for a new crop that arrive and are used as free
   labor
   - setting up "bull sh*t" educational facilities that are actually
   production facilities attempting to buy student licenses

Most of all compete and/or are off-shoots with US, Canadian and European
companies.
VFX solidarity did not really touch on the subject of piracy probably
because they don't look at the VFX industry and include software piracy as
part of their issue.
Well, it's very significant. As we work with a compliancy firm whose sole
mandate is to work with software development firms to bring companies large
and small to justice.

We have many competitors and partners in the software industry. While we
compete, outside of work we are friendly and in complete agreement with the
piracy issues that we face today.
If I was able to legally publicly shame the corporations, large production
companies and major broadcasters that have been caught, the familiar names
would shock you (or maybe not)
I've feel no remorse or guilt in reporting our own customers who I've
witnessed cracking our competitors software.

Do the same... Please and Thank You.

I know I speak for all software developers who live and breath code so you
can create.
Jeff

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hello,=A0<div>While I realize that in 2013 software piracy=
 (cracking if you will) is impossible to control, you can certainly do your=
 part by:</div><div><ul><li>purchasing your software only from a known soft=
ware sources (resellers or software developers)<br>


</li><li>report software piracy to the developers or software compliancy or=
ganizations</li></ul><div>Piracy hurts all developers large and small (we h=
appen to be small) and are continually finding even the larger studios, pos=
t facilities and broadcasters are stealing software.</div>


</div><div>It also hurts the small shops and independent film makers as you=
 now have to compete with the monolith facilities that are not paying for s=
oftware.</div><div>It&#39;s certainly more prevalent in some countries over=
 others, and as unusual as it sounds, the larger organizations with IT depa=
rtments, corporate infrastructures are some of the worst culprits.</div>

<div>Our current known list is small with slightly more than 800 investigat=
ions on-going. =A0</div><div><br></div><div>Of course - dealing with indivi=
dual &#39;company&#39;s&quot; in specific countries who produce a mass amou=
nt of VFX content that:</div>

<div><ul><li>use students as free labor<br></li><li><u>steal software and c=
laim it&#39;s part of their culture</u><br></li><li>when caught immediately=
 shut the company down<br></li><li>firing the students for a new crop that =
arrive and are used as free labor<br>

</li><li>setting up &quot;bull sh*t&quot; educational facilities that are a=
ctually production facilities attempting to buy student licenses<br></li></=
ul><div>Most of all compete and/or are off-shoots with US, Canadian and Eur=
opean companies.</div>

</div><div>VFX solidarity did not really touch on the subject of piracy pro=
bably because they don&#39;t look at the VFX industry and include software =
piracy as part of their issue.</div><div>Well, it&#39;s very significant. A=
s we work with a compliancy firm whose sole mandate is to work with softwar=
e development firms to bring companies large and small to justice.</div>

<div><br></div><div>We have many competitors and partners in the software i=
ndustry. While we compete, outside of work we are friendly and in complete =
agreement with the piracy issues that we face today.</div><div>If I was abl=
e to legally publicly shame the corporations, large production companies an=
d major broadcasters that have been caught, the familiar names would shock =
you (or maybe not)</div>

<div>I&#39;ve feel no remorse or guilt in reporting our own customers who I=
&#39;ve witnessed cracking our competitors software. =A0<br></div><div><br>=
</div><div>Do the same... Please and Thank You.</div><div><br></div><div>

I know I speak for all software developers who live and breath code so you =
can create.</div><div>Jeff</div></div>

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