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DEF CON 18 - Jason Scott - You're Stealing It Wrong! 30 Years of Inter-Pirate Battles

DEFCONConference · talk · Watch on YouTube

Hacker culture & free softwareHistory of computingDemoscene & retrocomputing

What it is

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 Hacker News recommends it

HN brings it up in threads on warez, cracktros and the demoscene as a funny, informative history of the piracy scene.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “Related, and a personal favorite of mine”

    Personal favorite talk on inter-pirate battles.

    alnwlsn, 2025-03 · Strong recommendation · in “Copyright and the Demo Scene”

  2. “If it amuses you for some reason, you might want to check out”

    Talk on drama and battles among software pirates.

    patrickyeon, 2014-06 · Recommendation · in “A texture-mapped raycaster in 128 bytes”

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Topics: warez, jason scott, def con, demoscene, computer history

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