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Razor 1911 (RZR) is a warez and demo group, with a history similar to that of Fairlight. According to the computer crime division of the United States Department of Justice, Razor 1911 is the "oldest game software piracy ring on the internet". [1] Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A screenshot of TheDraw editing an ANSI art picture of a shuttle; the purple text blinks ANSI art is a computer artform that was widely used at one time on BBSes. ... . ... ACiD Productions (ACiD) is an underground digital art group. ... This article is about the year. ... Warez refers primarily to copyrighted works traded in violation of copyright law. ... The demoscene is a computer art subculture that specializes itself on producing demos, non-interactive audio-visual presentations, which are run real-time on a computer. ... Warez refers primarily to copyrighted works traded in violation of copyright law. ... The demoscene is a computer art subculture that specializes itself on producing demos, non-interactive audio-visual presentations, which are run real-time on a computer. ... Fairlight logo by JED of ACiD. Fairlight (FLT) is a warez and demos group initially involved in the Commodore demoscene, and in cracking to illegally release games for free, since 1987. ... The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in Washington, D.C. “Justice Department” redirects here. ...

History

The group was originally founded as Razor 2992 by Doctor No, Insane TTM and Sector9 in Norway, October 1985 as a Commodore 64 software cracking group. Shortly after, they changed from 2992 to 1911 as an internal jab at the lamers in The Scene who tended to overuse the number 666 - the suffix "1911" translates to 777 in hexadecimal. This article is about the year. ... C-64 redirects here. ... The copyright infringement of software (also known as software piracy) refers to several practices when done without the permission of the copyright holder: Creating a copy and/or selling it. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Scene is a term used by people belonging to various communities like the Demoscene, Artscene, Software cracker community, Reverse engineering community as well as the wider warez community, to describe the greater community they collectively belong to. ... The Number of the Beast is mentioned in the Book of Revelation of the Christian New Testament and has long been accepted to be 666. ... Look up Suffix in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 700 (seven hundred) is the natural number following 699 and preceding 701. ... In mathematics and computer science, hexadecimal, base-16, or simply hex, is a numeral system with a radix, or base, of 16, usually written using the symbols 0–9 and A–F, or a–f. ...

Between 1987 and 1988 the group began to move away from the Commodore 64 and migrated to a new hardware platform, coding demos and cracking games for the Amiga. In the very early 1990s Razor 1911 made another transition, this time to the IBM PC, foremost as a cracking group, but still continuing to release highly regarded cracktro loaders, demos and music. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the family of home computers. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... IBM PC (IBM 5150) with keyboard and green screen monochrome monitor (IBM 5151), running MS-DOS 5. ... A typical crack intro has a text running at the bottom of the screen. ...

Razor was a dominant supply group on diskette from 1992 until diskettes were abandoned for CD-ROMs. Throughout the 1990s Razor faced competition from many different groups, moving from groups such as TRSi, The Dream Team (TDT) and Fairlight (FLT) in 1994 to Prestige, Hybrid (HBD), and others in 1995. Arguably weakened by this time Razor was revitalised by new members gained from another group, Nexus, who brought with them some UK suppliers and the leaders The Speed Racer (TSR), Hot Tuna and The Gecko. Razor had a handful of other leaders throughout the 1990s, such as The Renegade Chemist (TRC), The WiTcH KiNG, Butcher, Marauder, and Randall Flagg. A floppy disk is a data storage device that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible (floppy) magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The CD-ROM (an abbreviation for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (ROM)) is a non-volatile optical data storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact discs, readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. ... TRSI is an acronym for Tristar and Red Sector, Incorporated. ... The Dream Team (TDT) was a cracking/releasing warez group for the IBM PC during the early 90s. ... Fairlight logo by JED of ACiD. Fairlight (FLT) is a warez and demos group initially involved in the Commodore demoscene, and in cracking to illegally release games for free, since 1987. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

A Razor 1911 trainer (October 1999)

In 1995 diskette releases were rapidly being supplanted by CD-ROMs, so Razor 1911 moved into the CD-ripping scene. Though not the first to begin CD-ripping, Razor had a lot of success and became the one of the most successful release groups throughout all of 1996. The crew that led Razor into this new chapter included members such as: TSR, Pharaoh, Third Son, Hot Tuna, Beowulf, Pitbull, Bunter, Manhunter, Vitas, and The Punisher. Razor dominated the ripping scene until Prestige was formed. Prestige later merged into Class (CLS), who were strong competition for Razor. Image File history File links RAZOR_TRN.png‎ A Razor 1911 trainer from october 1999 This is a screenshot of copyrighted computer software for Microsoft Windows, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the author(s) or the company that created the software. ... Image File history File links RAZOR_TRN.png‎ A Razor 1911 trainer from october 1999 This is a screenshot of copyrighted computer software for Microsoft Windows, and the copyright for it is most likely held by the author(s) or the company that created the software. ... Trainers are programs made to modify behaviour of a computer game, usually u addresses and values, in order to allow cheating. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Class (CLS) was a notorious and prolific warez group that existed between January 1, 1997 and January 9, 2004. ...

Razor once again took on a new challenge when the ISO scene was formed. Razor 1911 began to release ISOs when they became the standard of the day, led most significantly by The Punisher. He was instrumental in Razor's recovery and its solid performance in the ISO scene. Following The Punisher's retirement, Razor was led by various different people and underwent some internal problems in the form of leadership challenges. This was solved when Pitbull, an old Razor member from the 1990s, took over the leadership role. He was still the leader at the time of "Operation Buccaneer", an international anti-piracy operation which led to raids at the homes of over 60 piracy suspects worldwide. ISO 9660, a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization, defines a file system for CD-ROM media. ... On December 11, 2001, in an international operation known as Operation Buccaneer, law enforcement agents in six countries targeted 62 people suspected of software piracy, with leads in twenty other countries. ...

Members raided

Shane E. Pitman age 31, of Conover, North Carolina a leader of Razor 1911 who went by the pseudonym "Pitbull", was sentenced to 18 months in jail "for conspiring to violate copyright laws" as part of Operation Buccaneer. Conover is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. ... For other uses, see Alias. ... Not to be confused with copywriting. ... On December 11, 2001, in an international operation known as Operation Buccaneer, law enforcement agents in six countries targeted 62 people suspected of software piracy, with leads in twenty other countries. ...

Sean Michael Breen age 38, of Richmond, California, a leader of Razor 1911 since the early 1990s plead guilty in July 2003 to two counts of copyright infringement in violation of Title 17, United States Code, Section 506(a) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 2319, and to three counts of mail fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341. He was sentenced February 10, 2004 to 50 months in prison and three years of supervised release, for violating the criminal copyright laws, and for defrauding Cisco Systems of hundreds of thousands of dollars of hardware. Mr. Breen was also ordered to pay restitution of $690,236.91 to Cisco Systems. Mr. Breen's 50-month sentence is the longest imposed to date of the more than 40 individuals worldwide targeted by Operation Buccaneer. In a separate investigation by agents from the United States Secret Service, Mr. Breen also admitted that he had illegally used an online customer account of Cisco Systems to order hundreds of thousands of dollars of hardware by falsely posing as one of Cisco's existing customers. Mr. Breen arranged to have the hardware delivered in separate shipments via Federal Express to "Comptel Logistics," a shell company that had been created for the sole purpose of receiving the fraudulently obtained hardware. Mr. Breen and his business partner rented a storefront in Oakland to act as a business location for Comptel Logistics and to receive the hardware. After receiving the hardware, Mr. Breen sold it on the "grey market" at a heavily discounted price. Nickname: Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Contra Costa Government  - Mayor Gayle McLaughlin (G) Area  - City  52. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2003. ... is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

2006 return

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Almost exactly on the date that Sean Michael Breen was released, Razor 1911 started releasing games again. They have been releasing games fairly consistently ever since, and now seem to be one of the biggest competitors with RELOADED at cracking the newest titles. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Reloaded redirects here. ...

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Shane Pitman now seems to have changed his ways and has a prominent role on popular forums Neowin.net, most notably as part of their moderating and news posting team. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

On the 14th of October 2006, Razor 1911 showed their former strength by releasing Battlefield 2142 to The Scene 5 days before its in-store launch. Battlefield 2142 is a first-person shooter computer game designed by Digital Illusions CE and is the fourth game in the Battlefield series. ... The Scene is a term used by people belonging to various communities like the Demoscene, Artscene, Software cracker community, Reverse engineering community as well as the wider warez community, to describe the greater community they collectively belong to. ...

2007 notable achievements

Razor 1911 was the first group to successfully crack a Windows Vista only game, ShadowRun, to run on Windows XP. This proved to be a significant event because it backed the widely-held opinion that Microsoft was trying to release most new games for Vista only in order to boost sales of their operating system. Windows Vista is a line of graphical operating systems used on personal computers, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, Tablet PCs, and media centers. ... Shadowrun is a first-person shooter developed by FASA for Windows Vista and the Xbox 360. ... Windows XP is a line of operating systems developed by Microsoft for use on general-purpose computer systems, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. ...

On the 6th of November 2007, Razor 1911 cracked and released Call of Duty 4 the day of its release. Call of Duty 4 is the rumored upcoming fourth title in the Call of Duty series of video games. ...

On the 9th of November 2007, Razor 1911 cracked and released Crysis 7 days before its in-store launch. For the particle accelerator, see CRYSIS. Crysis is a science fiction first-person shooter computer game developed by Crytek and published by Electronic Arts. ...

See also

• List of warez groups

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External links

• Shane E. Pitman leader of Razor 1911 arrested, Federal Department of Justice cybercrime website
• Razor 1911 European website
• Razor 1911 International website
• Razor 1911 releases on Pouet. (Includes cracktros, music discs, and demos)
• Razor 1911 file and information repository on Defacto2