WinXP revision collectively closed down to avoid being investigated.
[Source: Sina Technology] [Author:] [Time: 2008-08-22]
It must be noted that there are data showing that Tomato Garden may make a profit by using bundled rogue software. Sina Technology's investigation of 14 other versions of XP can't determine whether to bundle rogue software and whether to profit from it.
/kloc-On the night of 0/9, the news that Hong Lei, the author of Tomato Garden, was detained has not been confirmed, and it is only circulating in the forum. At that time, Sina Technology tried to visit other official download websites of modified XP and found that only a few were "closed", but most of them could still download the modified software.
Collective "out of business"
On the 20th, Sina Technology exclusively disclosed the news that Hong Lei, the author of Tomato Garden, was arrested, which aroused strong repercussions in the industry. In the early morning of the 22nd, when Sina Technology tried to log in to these official download websites again, it found that they had been closed collectively, or the official websites providing software downloads had been closed, or all download links of operating system software made by itself had been deleted.
The details are as follows: The official download address of Rain Forest Wind XP in ghost.ylmf.com has jumped to a navigation station 1 14LA. Official website, the version installed by computer company, is the East China Sea Science and Technology Forum. At present, the forum is being revised and cannot be accessed. In-depth edition, Autumn Traceless Edition, 999 Treasure Edition, Grab Home Edition and official forum of Shi Sheng Xiong Feng Technical Forum can all be accessed normally, but in-depth version of Windows XP is not available for download; The websites of Win Dog Computer Company Special Edition and Wing Hang Technology Edition cannot be accessed. Other versions, such as Russian Cracked Edition, Shanghai Municipal Government Edition, Tornado Pure Edition and Platinum Garden Edition, do not have official website, and some links of some download websites, including BT mode, can still be downloaded.
To sum up, of the 14 version, 5 are inaccessible and 5 official forums are accessible, but the modified XP cannot be downloaded, and 4 are not published through official website, and some links of some download websites can be downloaded.
Rainforest Woodwind Edition announced its support for tomato garden.
2 1 at noon, another version of XP's revised version, Yulin Mufeng Edition, posted a red notice on its official forum, which read: "People who wait for the environment to be completely beneficial to their career will never succeed."
Microsoft's complaint about tomato garden was regarded as "killing donkeys" by some netizens. "I haven't complained for four years until Windows XP was all over the street." Their present situation is really "the environment is completely beneficial to his career." Therefore, this announcement is interpreted as the silent solidarity of the rainforest wood wind version to the tomato garden.
Microsoft complained behind the tomato garden: BSA took the lead two months ago.
[Source: Sina Technology] [Author:] [Time: 2008-08-22]
BSA filed a complaint.
On the 20th, the news that Hong Lei, the author of the tomato garden version of Windows XP, was detained and censored by Sina Technology, caused an uproar in the PC industry, software industry and the Internet.
Because the tomato garden version of Windows XP was modified from Microsoft's products, some people speculated that Microsoft was "doing work" behind the scenes. At noon that day, Microsoft China Company admitted in a written statement sent to Sina Technology that it "attaches great importance to complaining to the National Copyright Administration and the Ministry of Public Security". Microsoft's high-profile recognition makes the whole industry sit up and take notice.
If you carefully study the written statement issued by Microsoft, you will find that Microsoft used the term "Microsoft and other software companies" in admitting its complaint, not just Microsoft. BSA is often used by Microsoft to combat piracy in China. The members of BSA include many software companies, and BSA is also known as "Microsoft's spokesperson for cracking down on piracy" in the industry, so this complaint may be made by BSA.
The staff of BSA China Representative Office 2 1 confirmed to Sina Science and Technology that this time BSA was "entrusted by the obligee to complain to the National Copyright Administration and the Ministry of Public Security about the infringement of Tomato Garden website", and BSA has been informed that "the public security organ is currently investigating the case further".
Who is BSA?
BSA is the abbreviation of Business Software Alliance, and its Chinese name is translated as "Business Software Alliance". Founded in 1988, it has branches in 80 countries and regions in major regions of the world. BSA has set up a representative office in China 1997 and a hotline 800 for reporting pirated software in China. Its main function is to combat piracy, which is called "educating consumers to manage software assets and protect software copyright".
The members of BSA alliance include Microsoft, Adobe, CA, SAP, Trend Micro and some PC manufacturers and storage companies. Because the main function of BSA is to combat piracy, hardware companies such as PC manufacturers and storage manufacturers cannot pirate, and enterprise software companies such as SAP, CA and Trend Micro are not easy to be pirated. BSA mainly serves two rights holders, Microsoft's operating system, Office software and Adobe's Photoshop, which are easy to be copied and pirated. The data shows that BSA earned more than $80 million from collecting piracy fines last year, of which more than 90% came from Microsoft. Therefore, some insiders joked that BSA is Microsoft's spokesperson for cracking down on piracy.
Although the average consumer is not familiar with BSA, the name of BSA is a household name for people in the software industry and intellectual property industry. BSA has been publishing the computer software piracy rate of countries all over the world for many years. According to the data of BSA in May this year, the piracy rate of computer software in China was 87% in 2007, and China National Intellectual Property Administration openly questioned its demonization.
The "Opportunity" for the Three Ministries to Strike Hard at Network Infringement
Relevant persons of BSA also revealed that the complaint was initiated in June this year and was put forward to the relevant departments in the special campaign to crack down on online infringement and piracy jointly carried out by the three ministries.
On June 6th this year, the National Copyright Administration, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology jointly announced a four-month nationwide "Special Action against Internet Infringement and Piracy" (hereinafter referred to as "Special Action"). The special campaign will start on June 12 and end on June/0/0 15, focusing on cracking down on illegal broadcasting of Olympic sports events. According to media reports, the relevant person in charge of the Economic Crime Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security said at the launching ceremony of the "Special Action" that "the public security department will actively cooperate with copyright law enforcement departments to distinguish between general infringement and malicious infringement in cracking down on online infringement and piracy crimes, so as to increase the crackdown on vicious online economic crimes with the investigation concept of precision strike and all-out strike."
Subsequently, at the request of Microsoft, BSA filed a complaint with the National Copyright Administration and the Ministry of Public Security in June this year. On August 15, the Suzhou police where the author of Tomato Garden is located arrested him.
At this time, Microsoft complained that the motivation of tomato garden was doubtful.
Tomato Garden XP does not involve illegal broadcasting of Olympic sports competitions, and it is not the target of this attack, but it belongs to one of the major case clues of 1 10. According to Xinhua News Agency, the three ministries and commissions announced in mid-July that since the launch of the special campaign in June, they have received 200 complaints, including 1 10 major cases involving 2 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities nationwide, which have been handed over to local law enforcement departments for investigation.
It is understood that this special action has been an annual rectification action since 2005, and this year is the fourth year. It is understood that the tomato garden version of Windows XP has been released since the beginning of 2005, and it has gained many users almost every year under the background of special attacks. Some insiders questioned: "Why didn't Microsoft complain four years ago, and now it doesn't complain? Coincidentally, the tomato garden XP is not a key target, and this time it is listed as one of the major cases. "
The rejection of the author of Tomato Garden has sparked a heated discussion on Microsoft's motives. It is observed that netizens have two speculations about Microsoft's complaint about tomato garden at this time. One is to cope with the pressure brought by the entry into force of China's Anti-monopoly Law, and the other is Microsoft's "releasing water to raise fish and collecting nets".
The author of Tomato Garden was arrested in August of 15, only half a month before China's Anti-monopoly Law came into effect on August 1 5. Therefore, some people speculate that Microsoft's move is related to the pressure brought by the Anti-Monopoly Law, such as "diverting public attention" and "reminding relevant departments not only to crack down on monopoly but also to protect intellectual property rights".
Microsoft's complaint was filed in June before August. Obviously, it was definitely not decided after the Anti-monopoly Law came into effect, but this did not dispel the speculators' doubts-there was a publicity period of 1 years before the Anti-monopoly Law came into effect in China, that is to say, 1 years ago, enterprises all knew that the Anti-monopoly Law would come into effect in August 65438.
Another way of saying this is that Microsoft "releases water to raise fish and closes the net".
2 1 morning, Yuan Meng, a software expert and deputy secretary-general of China Open Source Software (0SS) Promotion Alliance, said that Microsoft's software was pirated, which was directly related to the enterprise. "Your software products have been stolen, so you should stand up and fight against piracy instead of 10 years as it is now. Windows and Office are very popular in the market.
Microsoft founder Bill? A famous quote by Gates was also found by netizens to support this view. Bill? In an interview with an American magazine, Gates said that China people love to use piracy. If they must use pirated products, please use Microsoft products.
Yuan Meng also said that it is Microsoft's right to complain, and it is his right to sue when. There is no legal problem. "Many problems in China involve more than the law." Some netizens commented.
In an exclusive interview with Sina Technology in April this year, Zhang Qin, deputy director of China National Intellectual Property Administration, said that the relevant departments have now realized that in the field of intellectual property protection, some international enterprises used to "release water to raise fish, and when the fish were big, they dragged their nets to collect fish", which brought great harm to intellectual property protection and innovation in China, and will strengthen the regulation of similar behaviors in the future.