----------------------------------- aiolos Tue 09 May, 2006 Sell your boss and company out win $36,000 from the BSA ----------------------------------- Here's a good deal for any dissatisfied employee in the forum : Anti-software piracy group the Business Software Alliance is offering a $36,000 reward to anyone who informs on employers who use illegal or unlicensed software. The BSA already has an online hotline for people to report the use of illegal software within U.K. organizations, but it has now doubled the reward from 10,000 pounds ($18,000) to 20,000 pounds ($36,000) until the end of June this year. The BSA said it opened 420 investigations in the last year as a result of these hotline tip-offs, the majority of which came from people in IT. Siobhan Carroll, regional manager for Northern Europe at the BSA, told said that with all the software auditing tools and advice available, organizations no longer have any excuse for being caught using illegal software. She said: "We are doubling the reward to make software licensing a priority for managers. It might seem harsh, but at the end of the day there are 27 percent of businesses who think they can get away with it." Carroll said disgruntled staff members are often the source of tip-offs and a YouGov poll commissioned by the BSA found that three-quarters of workers would consider reporting their company if they felt their boss had treated them unfairly, while a quarter said poor pay raises would also spur them to rat on their employer. Source : CDFreaks ----------------------------------- violetta Wed 10 May, 2006 Re: Sell your boss and company out win $36,000 from the BSA ----------------------------------- I'm thinking about blackmailing my boss :oops: :lol: ----------------------------------- cyberval Wed 10 May, 2006 ----------------------------------- ok if you earn that money , how much will you give to me princess??? ;) ----------------------------------- violetta Wed 10 May, 2006 Re: Sell your boss and company out win $36,000 from the BSA ----------------------------------- I don't want the poor guy to get arrested.. I'll demand a rise though :twisted: ----------------------------------- aiolos Wed 10 May, 2006 Re: Sell your boss and company out win $36,000 from the BSA ----------------------------------- I know in Greece, there's a similar hotline where 'concerned citizens' call and give their business competitors away. It reminds me of Orestis Makris in those movies where he was working for the Germans during the war... (you know, with the black hood). ----------------------------------- wAsTeD_C Fri 12 May, 2006 ----------------------------------- :P ive seen and helped people setup networks and labs on university facilities with pirated software... maybe i can blackmail em so i can finish my studies with a 10 average... ----------------------------------- violetta Sat 13 May, 2006 ----------------------------------- then you ask the teachers for the software and they say that they can't give it to you.. ----------------------------------- jkf Sat 13 May, 2006 ----------------------------------- If you don't like your boss, load up some warez on his machine and snitch on him... you get the money and you get rid of your boss at the same time... (wishful thinking... lol) ----------------------------------- wAsTeD_C Sat 13 May, 2006 ----------------------------------- then you ask the teachers for the software and they say that they can't give it to you.. i have access to almost everything used in university labs, if u need anything just ask girl... cant w8 to head to Cyprus for holiday this summer... ----------------------------------- santa Sat 13 May, 2006 ----------------------------------- If you don't like your boss, load up some warez on his machine and snitch on him... you get the money and you get rid of your boss at the same time... (wishful thinking... lol) like your idea, do we have that here i need that xtra cash :lol: ----------------------------------- violetta Sat 13 May, 2006 ----------------------------------- then you ask the teachers for the software and they say that they can't give it to you.. i have access to almost everything used in university labs, if u need anything just ask girl... cant w8 to head to Cyprus for holiday this summer... I finished my studies almost 2 years ago..thanks anyway :smile: are you coming to ayia napa? ----------------------------------- aiolos Sat 13 May, 2006 Re: Sell your boss and company out win $36,000 from the BSA ----------------------------------- I was there last summer. Great beach, but too many people for my liking...