
marketing to those users most likely to buy their products. Likewise,
companies and anti-piracy groups should concentrate their efforts on
shutting down the most popular Web sites that host pirated software. In
other words, go after the source. Even if only a few dozen sites were
closed, it would put a big dent in the overall problem, and would make
the operators of the other sites “sit up and take notice.” Going after the
thousands of individual computer users who dabble in using pirated soft-
ware detracts from the real solutions.
Product IDs
Being able to remotely and positively identify each and every computer is
probably the best way to mitigate ...