• Whistle Blowing

    10/07/2009

    Posted in: Gaming, Tech

    While reading up on Woot Wine, I was besieged by this Business Software Alliance ad:

    BSA

    It pretty much creeped me out. The BSA is offering a “$1 million reward” for turning in pirates, arrr. As you hover over the three report options you are again offered the prize  - “You may be eligible for a reward”.

    Thank you for choosing to report software piracy. It’s the right thing to do, and it can be “rewarding” – BSA is offering Rewards of up to $1,000,000 for qualifying reports.

    I’m very weirded out by this tactic, largely due to the hammering (bludgeoning?) of the “rewarding” bit. It’s all very “turn in your communist neighbor – for America!”. Also on their site are testimonials, this one was among my faves:

    ” At first I felt a bit guilty, but I got over it soon because of the injustice.” -Actual Testimonial

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