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DEF CON 18 - Jason Scott - You're Stealing It Wrong! 30 Years of Inter-Pirate Battles
Jason Scott's DEF CON 18 talk tells the history of software piracy over thirty years, centered on the feuds and drama among rival warez groups. It is full of archival material and insider lingo.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN brings it up in threads on warez, cracktros and the demoscene as a funny, informative history of the piracy scene.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- DEFCONConference
- Topic
- software piracy history
- Format
- talk
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2014–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Related, and a personal favorite of mine: DEF CON 18 - Jason Scott - You're Stealing It Wrong! 30 Years of Inter-Pirate Battles [VIDEO]
alnwlsn on Hacker News · 2025-03
In Copyright and the Demo SceneAs CountHackulus says, basically "drama". If it amuses you for some reason, you might want to check out "Jason Scott - You're Stealing It Wrong! 30 Years of Inter-Pirate Battles" from Defcon 18. [VIDEO] The meat of the talk starts around 24min. edit: while re-watching, …
patrickyeon on Hacker News · 2014-06
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