
106 Cyberpower
the main objective of Poker Viewer was to exchange online money for cash. Illegal
prots were made by selling accounts to users. The software was then adapted to
intercept information from the server and was sold to online players. Huge prots
were made from these frauds. Thirteen people were arrested.
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Software piracy, the fraudulent acquisition
of intellectual property, and counterfeiting
The ease with which digital information can be reproduced has spawned a
market for illegal copies. A great variety of intellectual property infractions
is possible: forging an author’s work (including software), copying designs,
copying models, ...