Fairlight

Pioneering music production company known for its digital sampling technology and a warez and demo group known for cracking and illegally releasing games. The music production company, Fairlight Instruments, revolutionized the music industry with its Fairlight CMI, one of the first digital sampling synthesizers, while the warez group gained notoriety in the 1980s and 1990s for their software piracy activities. The music production technology primarily benefits musicians and producers, whereas the warez group's activities were aimed at software enthusiasts and gamers seeking free access to software.