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Alliance Against Counterfeiting & Piracy  - http://www.aacp.org.uk/  cross-industry alliance campaigning to strengthen UK laws on counterfeiting, piracy, and intellectual property theft  Association Européenne pour la Protection des Oeuvres et services Cryptés (AEPOC)  - http://www.aepoc.org/  The European Association for the Protection of Encrypted Works and Services, an organization of corporations in the digital television and telecommunications sector. The mission is studying the phenomenon of piracy in relation to encrypted works and services and research into all the legal, operational and technological methods for increasing the security and protection of conditional access systems.  Software Piracy: What You Should Know  - http://www.bentley.com/help/anti.piracy.html  Bentley Systems attacks software "piracy".  In Defense of Piracy (Well, Some Piracy)  - http://macopinion.com/columns/curmudgeon/99/01/28.html  The Mac Curmudgeon argues in favor of certain kinds of computer / music copying.  SIIA Anti-Piracy  - http://www.siia.net/piracy/default.asp  Among information, news, issues on copyright, policies and initiatives, this side also provides the possibility to report piracy.  BSA Anti-Piracy Site -- Software Piracy  - http://www.bsa.org/usa/antipiracy/  Nopiracy.com is a site by the BSA (an alliance between many software megacorps to attack people who copy software) that argues against "piracy" and encourages turning people in.  Software piracy - Protection of intellectual property  - http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/  Information on piracy as well as tips on how to protect yourself against it. A good site for piracy beginners.  Software Piracy Sails Despite Rough Seas Ahead  - http://mag.awn.com/index.php3?ltype=pageone&article_no=1520&page=1  An article that discusses the costs of software piracy, especially in the animation industry.  The Register - Stealth Plan Puts Copy Protection Into Every Hard Drive  - http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/2/15620.html  Hastening a rapid demise for the free copying of digital media, the next generation of hard disks is likely to come with copyright protection countermeasures built in.  Wired News - Focus on Software Piracy Problem  - http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,58306,00.html  Article by Katie Dean discussing the implications and myths of software piracy.  PC World - Did Microsoft Flirt With Piracy?  - http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,99104,00.asp  Article by Kim Zetter documenting Microsoft's conviction of piracy charges in France for illegal use of another company's source code.  Adobe - What Is Software Piracy?  - http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/antipiracy/piracy.html  Website documenting the corporate understanding of software piracy, featuring penalties, implications, and practices.  Quality Brands Protections Committee  - http://www.qbpc.org.cn/  Industry lobby promoting intellectual property rights in China.  RIAA  - http://www.riaa.com/issues/piracy/default.asp  The latest issues and news on anti-piracy efforts, current events and legal implications.  Microsoft - How Piracy Affects You  - http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/how.mspx  Argues that piracy is wrong, claims it costs consumers money.