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ACS:Law campaign targeted innocents, says ex-worker

...product with friends and the world at large for free. – Federation Against Software Theft In a statement issued on Monday, the Federation Against Software Theft... Read more

15 February, 2011 by Ben Woods

Microsoft to push up UK volume pricing by up to a third

The cost of most Microsoft UK volume licences will rise by up to 33.5 percent from 1 July, Microsoft has said, although the implications for public-sector costs have yet to be decided Read more

2 May, 2012 by Tom Espiner

European Parliament passes pro-Acta resolution

...for technological progress and economic growth". On 9 November, though, Federation Against Software Theft (Fast) chief John Lovelock complained that the final text did not... Read more

25 November, 2010

Court grants fourth ground for Digital Economy review

...go ahead on all four counts. The head of the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast) is furious about the decision to review the act, for... Read more

15 November, 2010

Oracle chief challenges HP boss to testify in trial

...a statement. Ellison said that when he accused Apotheker of overseeing the software theft a few weeks ago, HP chairman Ray Lane came to Apotheker... Read more

27 October, 2010 by Steven Musil

Is stealing software different from stealing hardware?

...get little more than a slap on the wrist that effectively condones software theft. Counterfeit software isn't the big problem for the commercial software... Read more

6 October, 2010

New twist in fight against software piracy

Thinking of passing a copy of your favorite software to your Internet clique? Think again Read more

18 November, 1999 by Lisa M.Bowman and Rob Lemos

UK firms face closure for software 'theft

...on 20 November 2002. Paul Brennan, general counsel for the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast), said: "This action reinforces everything for which Fast stands -- and... Read more

19 November, 2002 by Will Sturgeon

Suppliers ease up on licensing crackdowns

...the industry's UK lobby group. The head of the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast) says vendors want to move away from the heavy-handed... Read more

10 June, 2008 by Nick Heath
Fast answers aren't good answers

Fast answers aren't good answers

...can understand his frustration. When John Lovelock, head of the Federation Against Software Theft, gazes out over the internet, he must feel like an Avon... Read more

31 October, 2007 by Leader
Fast: 'Ban them from any internet use'

Fast: 'Ban them from any internet use'

...service providers into a crackdown on unauthorised file-sharing, the Federation Against Software Theft contacted ZDNet.co.uk to put its case across. In an... Read more

30 October, 2007 by David Meyer

CS Group acquires FAST

Any doubts that the Federation Against Software Theft is a commercial software company in the guise of an independent... Read more

9 May, 2007 by Colin Barker

FAST should be taught a lesson

The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST), which these days refers to itself as "The Federation" just... Read more

25 May, 2006 by Leader

IT staff can't be trusted, claim self-appointed software police

...may need to be monitored when using the Internet, the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) warned business leaders on Friday. FAST said that directors should... Read more

29 April, 2005 by Dan Ilet

FAST finds seriously low understanding of copyright among directors

...how copyright law covered software, though 80 per cent had heard of software theft. Fear of the unknown, confusion about multi-user licences, and costly... Read more

19 November, 1996 by Arif Mohamed

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