I am sure that my article is arousing a lot of curiosities and many
of you are eager to know what I am rambling about today. Whatever it
is, I am not kidding when I said that there is one online money
making opportunity that is endorsed by almost every government in
the world today. The opportunity may not be as what you would
normally expected but it can make decent money nonetheless.
The
opportunity that I’m going to cover today has something to do with
software piracy. Those that have done a little bit of software
pirating either for personal or commercial purposes may find this
very interesting indeed. Before going any further, let us understand
what software piracy is all about. Here goes:
- Making a copy and selling them in the open market
- Making a copy and then passing it to another party
- Making a copy and treating it as a backup
- Have the nerve to put the original software on rental
- Have the guts to resell the original software
- Seeking popularity by pushing copyrighted software for mass
downloading and sharing them with the internet community
Generally, there are two types of software piracies that are rampant
widely in the world today. They are:
- Software counterfeiting
- I’m sure that you have seen various street peddlers,
rogue software distributors and phantom websites that offer
cheap copies of original copyright controlled software such
as those distributed in Adobe and Microsoft software lines.
It is a direct illegal duplication and sale of proprietary
software.
- End User piracy
- Such act normally occurs in business companies where
employees reproduce multiple copies of proprietary software
without authorization. For an example, using software that
was originally intended for a single use or user on multiple
computers.
How can I make money from combating piracy then? Relax, we will
cover that later. Back in 1988, a group of major software makers met
and decided that it is high time that they took matters into their
own hands and established an organization called Business Software
Alliance. Their official existence is purely for educational
purposes. In another word, they were established to promote safer
digital world awareness. At the same time, they are always finding
ways to curb the rising number of software piracies in the whole
wide world. I’m not very sure when it all started but then they
suddenly realize that their efforts are in vain and require new
directions. Hence, they start by focussing on getting the help and
assistance of whistleblowers by encouraging them to report any known
acts of software piracies.
Now we can talk about making money from combating software
piracies. To date, the rewards for disclosing information on
software piracies vary from one country to another. In the United
States, Business Software Alliance is offering rewards of up to
USD$200,000 while in the UK it can go up to ₤10,000! I know that you
are all fired up to grab such opportunities but it would be wise
that you take the time to study this further. You must understand
first and foremost what you would be getting yourself into before
self appointing yourself as Business Software Alliance’s newest
bounty hunter. Take note that Business Software Alliance in some
countries only accepts reports on End User piracies only. You may
gather all the necessary information from Business Software
Alliance’s official website. Making a software piracy report is
fairly easy and you could either do that online through their
regional websites or simply by calling them directly via their
hotlines.
The best thing is that there are all ready some mobile and high
flying folks who are doing this silently full time. I was told that
most of them are focussing on countries that have high reported
cases of software piracy such as China and India. To avoid
detection, they always go undercover to protect their true
identities. Espionage and gathering intelligence are some of their
daily routines and this is not a joke at all! If you love James Bond
movies, there is no doubt that you would love this kind of super
spying work too. Mind you, they are getting a lot of money from this
and some cases that they have reported gave them handsome rewards
that reached millions of dollars!
You too can jump into this money making bandwagon today. It would
be easier for those who are all ready inside in an organization that
clearly use pirated software for commercial purposes. If you are
interested in doing this, please be discrete about it. Never ever
talk about your intentions with anyone else. Everyone has camera
phones nowadays and you can use them to take discrete pictures of
any wrongdoing on the spot. Keep them to yourself and compile
historical photo journals that you can later use as part of your
reporting arsenal. Once you are sure that you have all the evidence
to back you up, just send a report to Business Software Alliance
online. I was also told that reports made and accompanied with
strong evidence would get their attention in a jiffy!
Oh! I almost had forgotten all about it. The rewards would only
be made available to the rightful whistle blowers after the
conclusion of either a judgement or settlement in the court of law.
This could take months and on some cases, years. :)
Now that you know more about this online money making
opportunity, I do have a question for you bounty hunters.
For the sake of their handsome monetary rewards, are you willing to
possibly risk your life and reputation by blowing whistles for
Business Software Alliance? Please leave your answer down below.
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About the author |
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Saidul A Shaari
is the principal and founder of
Sahabatul
Ventures, specializing in helping aspiring home based entrepreneurs
establish and setup their online businesses cost effectively.
An enterprising business individual who turn half ideas into real
money making opportunities. |
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