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Movies, software or music distributed in violation of copyright
Warez refers to pirated software or other copyrighted digital media—such as video games, movies, music, and e-books—illegally distributed online, often
Warez
Organized network of pirate groups
The Warez scene, often referred to as The Scene, is an underground network of piracy groups specialized in obtaining and illegally releasing digital media
Warez_scene
Warez groups are teams of individuals who have participated in the organized unauthorized publication of films, music, or other media, as well as those
List_of_warez_groups
Dutch series of monthly warez CD-ROMs and DVDs
Twilight was a Dutch series of monthly warez CD-ROMs and DVDs. The series ran from early 1996 until June 16, 2001. In 2003, "B.G." (full name undisclosed)
Twilight_(warez)
Warez–demogroup
PARADOX (PDX) is a warez–demogroup; an anonymous group of software engineers that devise ways to defeat software and video game licensing protections
Paradox_(warez)
Distributor of pirated video games
uses existing game installers or pirated game files like releases from the warez scene and repacks them to a significantly smaller download size. The repacked
FitGirl_Repacks
File name extension for a Warez scene release description file
In the Warez scene, .nfo (short for info) is a file name extension for a text file (sometimes called an NFO file) that accompanies and describes a release
.nfo
Organization
Myth was a warez group, focused on cracking and ripping PC games. Besides ripped games, the group also released trainers and cracked updates for games
Myth_(warez)
Online slang and alternative orthography
such an announcement may be seen as baseless hubris.[more detail needed] Warez (nominally /wɛərz/) is a plural shortening of "software", typically referring
Leet
Group dedicated to copyright infringement
A warez group is a tightly organised group of people involved in creating and/or distributing warez such as movies, music or software ("warez") in The
Warez_group
Topics referred to by the same term
programming construct for defining an object template Class (warez), a defunct group in the warez scene C++ classes, C++ language construct for defining an
Class
Term used by the warez scene
Topsite is a term used by the warez scene to refer to underground, highly secretive, high-speed FTP servers used by release groups and couriers for distribution
Topsite
Software no longer sold or maintained
many cases the abandoned software was distributed by websites, such as warez, for free. The use of the "abandonware" term is controversial, as distributing
Abandonware
Windows application for AOL cracking
existence of AOHell and similar software even allowed AOL to develop its own warez community. Lurking in secret chat rooms with names such as 'AirZeraw', mm
AOHell
Video game console piracy organisation
Kalisto is a console warez group established in March 1998, a subsidiary of Fairlight, which specializes in the release and distribution of PlayStation
Kalisto_(warez_group)
Warez group founded in June 2004
Reloaded (stylised as RELOADED and RLD) is a warez group founded in June 2004 from the ex-members of DEViANCE. They released and cracked Spore 4 days
Reloaded_(warez)
Warez group
Echelon is a warez group which specializes in the illegal release and distribution of copyrighted console games, such as Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 ISO
Echelon_(warez)
Modification of software, often to use it for free
one of their .nfo files that these types of cracks are not allowed for warez scene game releases. A nukewar has shown that the protection may not kick
Software_cracking
Computer art form using text characters
standard in the terminal protocols. Over the years, warez groups began to enter the ASCII art scene. Warez groups usually release .nfo files with their software
ASCII_art
International copyright anti-piracy operation
subsequent raid at the Rochester Institute of Technology, described by "warez gadfly 'ttol'" as one of "the two major hubs for communications between
Operation_Buccaneer
Fraunhofer IIS website. The program became popular thanks to the warez scene. The first warez group to bring WinPlay3 to attention of a wider audience was
WinPlay3
Form of social engineering
techniques can be traced back to the 1990s, when black hat hackers and the warez community used AOL to steal credit card information and commit other online
Phishing
Connecticut and the Department of Justice against those affiliated with the warez scene. In April 2003, over twenty search warrants were simultaneously executed
Operation_Safehaven
of the popular BitTorrent trackers, especially private trackers. List of warez groups Admin (9 February 2021). "Best Torrent sites | 10 Top Torrent sites
Comparison of BitTorrent sites
Comparison_of_BitTorrent_sites
Topics referred to by the same term
(miniseries), a miniseries about unauthorised distribution of films and the warez scene The Scene, WGPR-TV Detroit dance show, October 1975 to December 1987
Scene
Computer program that can generate a product licensing key
generators are typically programmed and distributed by software crackers in the warez scene. These keygens often play music (taking from the tradition of cracktros)
Keygen
Text file describing its containing archive
In a bulletin board system (BBS) and later the warez scene, FILE_ID.DIZ is a plain-text file that describes the content of the archive in which it is
FILE_ID.DIZ
Village in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Variazh (Ukrainian: Варяж; Polish: Waręż) is a village (former town) in Sheptytskyi Raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its
Variazh
Form of copyright infringement
discs. These trading circles became colloquially known as the Warez scene, with the term "warez" being an informal bastardization of "software". In the 1980s
Video_game_piracy
Topics referred to by the same term
Echelon (board game), a 1989 quiz-based board game Echelon (warez), a game console warez organization Echelon Place, a former project by Boyd Gaming resort
Echelon
Private network of connections between trusted peers
corruption, etc.) Protecting dissidents from political reprisal File sharing (warez, personal files, pornography, confidential files, illegal or counterfeit
Darknet
American film director (born 1981)
fact that during the 1990s, Avildsen was active in the software piracy warez scene. He went by the nickname The Krazy Little Punk and from 1995 lead
Ash_Avildsen
This FTP server is used to facilitate the transferring and spreading of warez, or copyrighted software. Originally these 'stro' were used to overcome
Pubstro
Protocol for real-time Internet chat and messaging
scripts for their IRC client. Often users will group together to distribute warez via a network of IRC bots. Technically, IRC provides no file transfer mechanisms
IRC
Warez group active from 1997 to 2004
CLASS (CLS) was a notorious and prolific warez group that existed between January 1, 1997, and January 9, 2004. The group was the target of federal raids
Class_(pirating_group)
Norwegian warez and demogroup
Razor 1911 (RZR) is a warez and demogroup founded in Norway in 1985. It was the first ever such group to be initially founded exclusively as a demogroup
Razor_1911
File streaming website (2016–2024)
targets The Pirate Bay – Website providing torrent files and magnet links Warez scene – Organized network of pirate groups Gülen, Kerem (2024-08-27). "Yes
AniWave
Topics referred to by the same term
Development Studio, the in-house game development team of the above Paradox (warez), a warez–demogroup; an anonymous group of software engineers that devise ways
PDX
Formats of illegally-distributed movies
Beginning in 1998, feature films began to be released on the internet by warez groups prior to their theatrical release. These pirated versions usually
Pirated_movie_release_types
Topics referred to by the same term
(energy drink), an energy drink by Bigg Juice Industries, Inc Reloaded (warez), a warez group founded in 2004 REsource LOcation And Discovery Framing (RELOAD)
Reload
Former warez organization
Pirates With Attitudes (PWA) was a major international warez release group between 1992 and 2000. The group was established by two former International
Pirates_with_Attitudes
Usenet newsgroup
control messages[citation needed] in 1995, the newsgroup was targeted by warez traders, who tried to use it for the distribution of pirated commercial
Alt.binaries.slack
Topics referred to by the same term
a wood mainly of trees which are coppiced Standard (typeface) Standard (warez), rules for unauthorized public release of copyrighted material Standard
Standard
Bootleg recording of a film
copies Jon Routson, artist known for the use of camrips in his work List of warez groups The Scene, an underground internet community that used to be very
Cam_(bootleg)
Musical project
of a full album rollout. During the late 1990s and 2000s, a network of warez scene groups specialized in the unauthorized digital distribution of mixtapes
Mixtape
other countries in an effort to disrupt and dismantle many of the leading Warez groups which distribute and trade in copyrighted software, movies, music
Operation_Site_Down
2005 video game
name of the organization that hosts the tournament, WAREZ, is an obvious play on the word warez, as SNK Playmore blames software piracy as one of the
Neo_Geo_Battle_Coliseum
Topics referred to by the same term
Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Pakistan Hybrid, or HBD, a warez group Has been drinking, a medical abbreviation Helicase binding domain
HBD
Slang term
codes from others and lacks understanding of the fundamental concepts. In warez culture, where the ability to distribute cracked commercial software within
Lamer
Swedish demo group
FairLight (FLT) is a warez and demo group initially involved in the Commodore demoscene, and in cracking to illegally release games for free, since 1987
FairLight
Minecraft server
as though it were a totality". He likens it to resources documenting the Warez scene; they mingled with the subculture themselves and are difficult to
2b2t
Topics referred to by the same term
Digital, a company that creates digital production workflow tools Codex, a warez group WordPress Codex, a repository and manual for WordPress documentation
Codex_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Fairlight (group), a Commodore 64, Amiga and PC demo group, as well as a warez group Fairlight (video game), a 1985 computer game by Bo Jangeborg, published
Fairlight
Communities making art on computers
found designing the .nfo files detailing warez releases. In addition much of the ansi art provided for warez BBSes was drawn by future members of the
Computer_art_scene
IRC (internet relay chat) network
means of communication. File sharing of other copyrighted material such as Warez is also common in some channels on the network. Rizon currently uses Plexus
Rizon
Anime-focused file streaming site (2012–2020)
targets The Pirate Bay – Website providing torrent files and magnet links Warez scene – Organized network of pirate groups Jia, Si (2020-08-15). "Pirate
KissAnime
Software piracy organization
(DoD) was one of the most prestigious underground software piracy group and warez trading network during the 1990s. On 11 December 2001 a major law enforcement
DrinkOrDie
File sharing service
protocol. XDCC is commonly employed in distributing illegal content, such as warez releases of software, music, and movies. In 2025, some channels had over
XDCC
Rough version of a film or TV program
Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Lists recent video releases in the warez scene. Craig, Paul; Ron, Mark (April 2005). "Chapter 8: The Piracy Scene"
Workprint
1990s IBM PC cracking group
solely to creating artwork for the purpose of decorating NFO files for warez groups. To put things into perspective, there are now entire websites explicitly
The_Humble_Guys
2002 studio album by Eminem
surfacing on the streets. It was provided by Rabid Neurosis (RNS), an MP3 warez release organisation who pirated the album twenty-five days prior to release
The_Eminem_Show
Torrentbutler TorrentBytes Torrenting Torrents.fm Torrentz.pro TV Chaos UK Vertor Warez BB Watchseries-online watchseries.lt watchseries.to YourBittorrent bitsoup
List of websites blocked in the United Kingdom
List_of_websites_blocked_in_the_United_Kingdom
Former warez group
(/rɪsk aɪ ɛs oʊ/ or /ˌrɪsk ˈaɪsoʊ/, also styled RiSCiSO) was an online warez group, founded in approximately 1993, dedicated to distributing newly released
Risciso
Former warez release group
Rabid Neurosis (RNS) was an MP3 warez release organization which was founded in 1996, following in the footsteps of Compress 'Da Audio (CDA), the first
Rabid_Neurosis
Illegal usage of copyrighted works
sharing Trans-Pacific Partnership Video copy detection Video game piracy Warez Windows Genuine Advantage World Anti-Piracy Observatory (WAPO) "What is
Copyright_infringement
Underground group of computer art scene enthusiasts
underground artscene group which caters primarily to and is well known within the warez scene. SAC members have made, besides ANSI and ASCII art, VGA bitmap graphics
Superior_Art_Creations
Non-fiction book by Stephen Witt
form that can be easily transmitted. Witt also documents the rise of the warez scene and spread of copyright-infringing efforts online while detailing
How_Music_Got_Free
Anti-tamper software
released in September 2014, was the first game to use Denuvo. 3DM, a Chinese warez group, first claimed to have breached Denuvo's technology in a blog post
Denuvo
Unfixed software vulnerability
A zero-day (also known as a 0-day) is a vulnerability or security hole in a computer system unknown to its developers or anyone capable of mitigating it
Zero-day_vulnerability
Topics referred to by the same term
mountain in Colorado, U.S. Twilight (1864 towboat) Twilight (warez), a former monthly Dutch warez disc compilation series Twilight anesthesia, an anesthetic
Twilight_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
professional wrestler Emmanuel Alejandro Rodriguez Kalisto (warez group), a console warez group for PlayStation games Kalisto Entertainment, a defunct
Kalisto
British academic and writer (born 1986)
illicit underground digital cultures. His 2021 book, Warez, examines the pirate artefacts of the warez scene, arguing for the importance of understanding
Martin_Paul_Eve
Web miniseries
Maylynne. The Scene continued for a second season. Instead of focusing on warez culture, the second season took a look at illicit weapons trade happening
The_Scene_(miniseries)
Topics referred to by the same term
(Nigeria) (ICAO: VTY), a defunct airline ViTALiTY (also known as VTY), a warez group WVTY (also known as "92-1 VTY Country"), an American radio station
VTY
Music tracker for the Amiga
modified versions of the program were spread across the burgeoning Amiga warez scene. In November 1988 Obarski released the last official release, The
Ultimate_Soundtracker
Topics referred to by the same term
action organization in Vancouver, Canada Apocalypse Production Crew, an MP3 warez organization Arab Potash Company, a potash production company headquartered
APC
Blog on file sharing, copyright infringement, and digital rights
news VPN and seedbox reviews File sharing website news Copyright law news Warez scene news As well as other news affecting copyright, privacy, file sharing
TorrentFreak
Computer program used to exploit older telephony technology
the bulletin board systems and was popular with phreaks, hackers and the warez community. The Pascal source code was released to the public along with
BlueBEEP
Credit sequence added to cracked software
of warez groups Replay: The History of Video Games – The book describes the Dutch demo making as a major influence on video games in the 1980s. Warez scene
Crack_intro
is maintained. DMS won approval particularly in the demo scene and the warez scene, since it allowed floppy disks to be transferred easily with modems
Disk_Masher_System
FTP server software
user/groups not stored in the system files, which make it attractive to private warez servers, including topsites. It does have legitimate uses though—a number
Glftpd
Topics referred to by the same term
a 1992 scrolling shooter video game for the Amiga computer Project X, a warez group, scene release group that released Xbox games Project X Haren, an
Project_X
Computer security consultant in the US
downloaded warez, or illegally downloaded software or media. After an Internet service provider in Littleton, Colorado traced Butler's uploads of warez to an
Max_Butler
Topics referred to by the same term
per second Clapham railway station, the station code CPY CONSPIR4CY, a warez group founded in 1999 in Italy This disambiguation page lists articles associated
CPY_(disambiguation)
Practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information
(publishing system) Torrent poisoning Trade group efforts against file sharing Warez Adner, Ron (March 5, 2012). "From Walkman to iPod: What Music Tech Teaches
File_sharing
Website that hosted video game ROMs
Website providing torrent files and magnet links Video game preservation Warez scene – Organized network of pirate groups Osborne, Charlie (June 10, 2019)
EmuParadise
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum Video game 2005 2017 The Federal Government and the WAREZ Conglomerate vie for world domination via the Battle Colosseum event. Neon
List of stories set in a future now in the past
List_of_stories_set_in_a_future_now_in_the_past
Topics referred to by the same term
(theorem prover), an automated theorem-proving system Paradox (warez), a software-cracking warez/demogroup Paradox, a human-powered vehicle that competed in
Paradox_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Initiative, an international software vulnerability initiative Zero-day warez, copyrighted software that is cracked on the same day it is released Zero
Zero_day
2001 studio album by Blink-182
album's leak is mentioned in the book How Music Got Free, which profiles the warez group Rabid Neurosis, as well as the North Carolina CD manufacturing facility
Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
Take_Off_Your_Pants_and_Jacket
Topics referred to by the same term
Dupe, an organism targeted by mimicry Dupe, a duplicated warez release, see Topsite (warez) DuPage Theatre and DuPage Shoppes Dup (disambiguation) Duplication
Dupe
Comic book series by Drew Hayes
Demoscene Free software Open-source software Software cracking Unofficial patch Warez scene Video games Indie games development developers Homebrew Fan game Doujin
Poison_Elves
Computer file consisting of the contents of a storage device
A disk image is a snapshot of a storage device's content – typically stored in a file on another storage device. Traditionally, a disk image was relatively
Disk_image
Open-source web framework for private BitTorrent trackers
TorrentTrader, and various TBDev derivatives. French technology forum Planète Warez described Gazelle as "by far, in my humble opinion, the best CMS" for trackers
Gazelle_(software)
Game console hacker group
and French national Max "MAXiMiLiEN" Louarn, who was also active in the warez–demogroup Paradox, was detained in Tanzania by order of American authorities
Team_Xecuter
Type of computer server system
requiring little or no confirmed registration. Some BBSes, called elite, WaReZ, or pirate boards, were exclusively used for distributing cracked software
Bulletin_board_system
Subculture of individuals
mainly rely on luck, and "phreaks", which refers to skilled crackers and "warez d00dz" (crackers who acquire reproductions of copyrighted software). Hackers
Hacker_culture
distribution points for the very latest software releases called "0 day warez". At the time of the shutdown, the "elite" system was the headquarters for
Novell,_Inc._v._Reimerdes
Informal term for the transfer of electronic information by physically moving media
Avian Carriers Jargon File Meatspace Pod slurping Sideloading Twilight (warez) USB dead drop Jaya, Andika Candra; Safitri, Cutifa; Mandala, Rila (December
Sneakernet
Computer related crime in Canada
framework against terrorism. The Canadian hacker group 'The Brotherhood of Warez' hacked the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's website on April 20, 1997;
Cybercrime_in_Canada
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Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Liberated Soul
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Jamaican, Latin
Farmer; Earth Worker; Farm Worker
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Lotus Eyed
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Abundant in Knowledge
Boy/Male
Indian
Black.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Hindi Term; Ralated to a Classical Dance
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Possessing Beauty
Boy/Male
Indian
Right direction
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Virtuous; Excellent
Girl/Female
Tamil
Fairy princess
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