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ITBusiness.ca: The Sinister Side of Source Code

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 19, 2004

“Well, that didn’t last long. It was only yesterday the U.S.
media had reported the emergence of the Source Code Club, a
Web-based firm offering to sell what it claimed were the keys to
several well-known software platforms. The costs were out of my
price range–in the tens of thousands of dollars–but I figured I
would at least peruse the site and take some guesses at its
credibility.

“The site has already been shut down. Guess if you want to visit
the black market, you’ve got to move faster than I did…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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