Canadian investigative report said yesterday, concluding that a major ohio utility violated guidelines meant to protect the power grid and didnt know that its control room computer systems had stopped working two hours before the. The 2003 northeast blackoutfive years later scientific american. Software failure cited in august blackout investigation computerworld. Et, 21 power plants shut down in just three minutes. Eight years ago a computer virus accidentally killed power to the entire northeast.
A map of the states and provinces affected by the w. By simply filling out the form below, you can easily and confidentially help us end software piracy in canada. Technical analysis of the august 14, 2003, blackout nerc. The software pirates and those trying to protect software s approach the ethics of piracy from two different viewpoints. Canada power system outage task force final report on the august 14, 2003 blackout in the united states and canada. Clips november 21, 2003 georgia institute of technology. News about new york city blackout of 2003, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. Northeast blackout of 1965 or north america blackout of 1965. The new york stock exchange was able to stay open because of backup generators. There are two contrasting ethical views on the issue of piracy, and both have their valid points. Final report on the august 14, 2003 blackout in the united. As directed by you, the task force has completed a thorough investigation of the causes of the august 14, 2003 blackout and has recommended actions to minimize. However, the illegal use of software is punishable by high fines or prison sentences of up to five years. Developers should be compensated for the products they have created and thats why were asking for your help.
Fifty million people were affected, including residents of new york, cleveland and detroit, as well as toronto and ottawa, canada. Software piracy is the unauthorized copying or distribution of ed software by duplicating, downloading, sharing, selling, or installing multiple copies onto personal or work computers. Microsoft launches antipiracy campaign in the northeast. You are about to purchase new software, or recently purchased software. Other than the software industry what does software piracy damage.
China tells microsoft to rethink blackout antipiracy. The blackouts proximate cause was a software bug in the alarm system at the control room of firstenergy, an akron, ohio. Be part of the antipiracy solution and report software piracy confidentially at. Eastern daylight time, a highvoltage power line in northern ohio brushed against some overgrown trees and shut downa fault, as its known in the power industry.
Office workers who were still at their desks watched their computer monitors blink. News about new york city blackout of 2003, including commentary and archival. The economic cost of the blackou t an issue paper on the northeastern blackout, august 14, 200 3. Asurge of electricity to western new york and canada touched off a series of. A previouslyunknown software flaw in a widelydeployed general electric energy management system contributed to the devastating scope of the august 14th northeastern u.
The 2003 northeast blackoutfive years later scientific. While pikus makers describe the site as a piracy hub, the site rarely hosts infringing material. Even in countries where there are not legal measures in place for the protection of ed software, there are some compelling ethical issues that may be. To qualify for relief, affected taxpayers should put northeast blackout in red ink at the. Another pdf file to the final analysis of the 2003 power blackour in the ne united states. Google, wikipedia black themselves out in protest over piracy crackdown. The relevant root cause information is included below. On august 14, 2003, large portions of the midwest and northeast united states and ontario, canada, experienced an electric power blackout. Chinese hackers may have been responsible for the recent power outage in florida, and the widespread blackout that struck the northeastern u. The blackout began just after the stock exchanges had closed for the day, a slow. Where there have been notable power cuts, the location is usually given.
Software piracy claims can ruin your business and reward. Ten years ago today, large portions of the midwest and northeast united states and into canada went dark. Even if the tripped lines and firstenergys failure to detect and report them prove to be the exclusive initiating cause of the 2003 blackout, it still will be necessary to account for the failure. Northeast blackout of 2003first energy outage reports. Microsoft targeted 44 computer resellers that it identified as engaging in an. Piracy is ethical some think that there is nothing wrong with software piracy. The blackout of 2003 thirteen years ago this month, a titanic power outage swept across the eastern united states and part of canada that affected 50 million people.
During the 2003 blackout, operators were essentially working in the dark as they tried to head off the cascading failure and that was even before the lights went out. The bottom line is when software is pirated, the developer does not receive compensation for their work. Effects of software piracy when software is pirated, consumers, software. Canada power system outage task force march 31, 2004 dear mr. Umm, no chinese hackers may have been responsible for the recent power outage in florida, and the widespread blackout that struck the northeastern u.
How does software piracy affect companies research and development programs. Are you concerned you might be a victim of counterfeit software. New york news coverage of the northeast blackout of 2003. No piracy is an initiative of bsa the software alliance.
In the great northeast blackout of 1965, the largest in u. Remembering the 2003 northeast blackout photos wsj. Tougher regulatory measures are in place, but were still a long way from a smart power grid. For more public eye satellite imagery, see the picture of the week gallery of satellite and other imagery of places in the news. A lack of alarm left operators unaware of the need to. Northeast blackout of 2003 or north america blackout of 2003. Software piracy claims can ruin your business and reward those responsible. The first stage was to bring generators back in service.
One way to estimate the economic costs of a power outage is to calculate consumers willingnesstopay wtp to avoid such outages. The blackout began spreading in the northeast, the upper midwest and parts of canada just after 4. The outage affected an area with an estimated 50 million people and 61,800 megawatts mw of electric load in the states of ohio, michigan, pennsylvania, new york, vermont, massachusetts, connect. Deliberate software attacks viruses, worms, denial of service forces of nature fires, floods, earthquakes deviations in service from providers power and internet provider issues technological hardware failures equipment failure technological software failures bugs, code problems, unknown loopholes. In 2007, 82 percent of all personal computer software sold in china was pirated, unchanged from 2006, but down from 92 percent in 2003, according to the business software alliance, an anti piracy. Software piracy is so widespread that it exists in homes, schools, businesses and government offices. Threats and attacks computer science and engineering. The cascading event, which started shortly after 4. Blackout broadcasting, a regulatory ban on the broadcasting of an event blackout fabric, a textile material that blocks light blackout wartime, the practice of minimizing outdoor lighting for protection from attack communications blackout, a halt to communication abilities. A number of factors and failings came together to make the august 14th northeastern blackout the worst outage in north american history. Unfortunately, software piracy is still seen by many as a trivial matter.
Power outage, an intentional or unintentional loss of electric power. Software piracy is a serious issue that has been affecting software companies for decades. We are pleased to submit the final report of the u. The infringement of software, or software piracy, is illegal in many countries. Software failure cited in august blackout investigation. Power surge blacks out northeast the new york times. Please call our microsoft careline at 800 852 3543 and select option 2 to report your piracy complaint.
The blackouts primary cause was a software bug in the alarm system at a control room of the firstenergy corporation, located in ohio. Great northeast power blackout of 2003 satellite imagery. That means a grid capable of realtime monitoring and reaction that can create a holistic picture of whats happening throughout the transmission lines. Vaughn and maggie 4th period ethics quizlet activity learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. On august 14, 2003, a series of faults caused by tree branches touching power lines in ohio, which were then complicated by human error, software issues, and equipment failures, led to the most widespread blackout in north american history. Geckil, economist aeg working paper 20032 introduction on thursday, august 14, 2003, an electrical disruption caused a loss of electrical service to consumers and industry acro ss the northeast. This greatly exaggerates the actual area of the blackout. Software bug contributed to blackout kevin poulsen, securityfocus 20040211. How and why the blackout began in ohio summary this chapter explains the major eventselectrical, computer, and humanthat occurred as the blackout evolved on august 14, 2003, and identifies the. The 2003 blackout tested emergency procedures and training for the entire industry. Thursday, taking down 21 power plants in the next three minutes, according to genscape.
A major outage knocked out power across the eastern united states and parts of canada on august 14, 2003. The map shows an entire state or province as red, when in some cases only a small portion e. He managed to crack all sorts of expensive commercial software, which he sold on his website. The task force responsible for investigating the cause of the aug. For some customers, power was not restored for nearly four days. This loss of electricity was the largest blackout in north american history. Xiang li probably thought that he had a pretty sweet life. The department of energy and natural resources canada jointly. The northeast blackout of 2003 in august 2003, a massive power outage occurred in northeastern us and eastern canada. According to the business software alliance bsa, an international association representing. Software bug in the alarm system in the control room of firstenergy the northeast blackout of 2003 was a widespread power outage throughout parts of the northeastern and midwestern united states, and the canadian province of ontario on august 14, 2003, beginning just after 4.
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