According to the business software alliance bsa 2004, china had the highest national piracy rate 92% worldwide in 2003, and ranked the second in software piracy. The number of indians using pirated software fell by just one percentage point in 2011 as compared to 2010, a study has found. This has led to calls from various online communities that bsa members should be boycotted as a result of their perceived attack on the internets underlying structure. In their sixth annual piracy study, the business software alliance bsa provided compelling evidence that software piracy continues to be a global problem. A new study from the bsa formerly the business software alliance has found that the commercial value of unlicensed software in south africa was. Citing its 2011 bsa global piracy study, the business group said piracy in the philippines was slightly higher than the 69 percent reported in 2010. The software piracy rate reports the proportion of installed software that is pirated. The extent of the software piracy issue in the united kingdom was highlighted in the sixth annual bsaidc global software piracy study. Business software alliance bsa has been studying global trends in pc software piracy for more than a decade. F wang, wh zhang enhancing knowledge development in 2006 strathprints. Eighth annual bsa global software piracy study 2 among the other key findings of the 2010 bsa global software piracy study. Software piracy demands a similarly forceful response concerted public education and vigorous law enforcement, said bsa president and ceo robert holleyman.
Although high when compared to singapore 33 percent and malaysia 55 percent, filipino software users are not the worst offenders. You are about to purchase new software, or recently purchased software. The problem is that the economic impact of global software piracy is far harder to. May 11, 2010 one of the studies cited by the gaos report was the bsa s 2008 software piracy study. Please call our microsoft careline at 800 852 3543 and select option 2 to report your piracy complaint. In the global market for personal computers, 2010 was a watershed year. For example, the bsaidc piracy impact study found in 2010 that reducing the global piracy rate for pc software by 10 percentage points 2. The bsa has given up on piracy software compliance and. Pdf technology and persistence in global software piracy. Software piracy financial definition of software piracy.
May 12, 2009 the extent of the software piracy issue in the united kingdom was highlighted in the sixth annual bsa idc global software piracy study. Pirates like long john sliver, in treasure island, and jack sparrow in pirates of the caribbean, to name just two. Not onlly is it illegal, it increases security risks and results in economic harm such as loss of jobs and tax revenue. Canadas piracy rate for 2010 was 28 per cent, reported the business software alliance in.
Software piracy in the asiapacific region continued to worsen last year, a study said tuesday, driven by the rapid growth in computer sales and the availability of bootleg programmes online. Global software piracy study blogs, comments and archive news on. Bsa global software piracy study software piracy is growing faster in developing nations where individuals and companies are buying more personal computers but are less willing to spend. May 23, 2001 mpr0x used our newssubmit to tell us that the bsa today announced the results of its sixth annual benchmark survey on global software piracy. Pdf analyzing software piracy from supply and demand factors.
Indians spent least on legal software in 2011 the hindu. The economic benefits of reducing software piracy documents these gains in 42 countries, which represent 93 percent of the global market for pc software. Using unlicensed software is illegal and increases security risks. Software piracy article about software piracy by the free. For the 9th year in a row, the business software alliance bsa, an organization that mainly represents microsofts interest, has put out its ridiculous global software piracy study, which. May 16, 2012 citing its 2011 bsa global piracy study, the business group said piracy in the philippines was slightly higher than the 69 percent reported in 2010. Software piracy is a serious issue that has been affecting software companies for decades. The 2009 bsaidc global pc software piracy study identi.
May 12, 2011 for example, the bsaidc piracy impact study found in 2010 that reducing the global piracy rate for pc software by 10 percentage points 2. Bsa softens antipiracy message the alliance, consisting of about 80 companies including apple, microsoft and adobe is the counterpart to the recording industry association of america and. Jul 29, 2014 eighth annual bsa global software 2010 piracy study seventh annual bsaidc global software 09 piracy study look at the headline of the press release announcing this years report. According to the 2011 global software piracy study done by. Security threats rank as top reason not to use unlicensed software, bsa survey finds.
Uk has big software piracy problems says bsa report. Pdf quantitative analysis of global software piracy. This is the seventh annual study conducted by international data corporation idc, the it industrys leading global market research and forecasting firm, using the same methodology and standard, reliable data sets. Global software piracy study latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Business software alliance 2010, global piracy study 2010, seventh annual bsaidc global software piracy study. Well over half the worlds personal computer users 57 percent admit they acquire pirated software, the business software alliance have reported in the ninthannual bsa global software piracy study. The proportion of pirated software on canadian computers is at its lowest ever, a global study has found. Statistics and factsmore than one third of adult internet users say they have downloadedcommercial software online without paying for all the copies they made. Software piracy on the enterprise level has climbed up globally with a slightly upward trend 43% this year compared to last years 42%, but wait until you read about the state of piracy in southeast asia. Technology and persistence in global software piracy. This study examines the persistence of software piracy with internet penetration.
The bsa supported the highly controversial us stop online piracy act sopa. Corporate software piracy highest in indonesia, lowest in. It takes into account both commercial and opensource programs. The global piracy rate for pc software hovers at 42 percent. Among the other key findings of the 2010 bsa global software piracy study. Bsa the software alliance bsa is the leading advocate for the global software industry. Around 27 percent of software installed in the country are. The trends extracted and analysed are based on the piracy rates and. Chinas software piracy rate falls to new low of 77%. This compared with 2009 when it received 95 reports of pirated software use. One of the studies cited by the gaos report was the bsas 2008 software piracy study. Globalisation, trade openness and financial development. Software piracy occurred across a range of industries including design, services, architecture, software development and media.
At bsa the software alliance, we believe developers should be compensated for the products they create. The annual business software association bsa report into global piracy rates of packaged software was released last week. Pdf this study analyzes the competing roles of economic wealth and corruption on software piracy based on. Mar 12, 2018 the number of indians using pirated software fell by just one percentage point in 2011 as compared to 2010, a study has found. Eighth annual bsa global software 2010 piracy study seventh annual bsaidc global software 09 piracy study look at the headline of the press release announcing this years report. Its members are among the worlds most innovative companies, creating software solutions that spark the economy and improve modern life. Pdf this study examines the persistence of software piracy with. The seventh annual bsa global software piracy study bsa, 2002 was. Piracy rates are highest in emerging markets according to the study, and young make computer. According to the 2011 bsa global software piracy study, australias software piracy rates are decreasing at the rate of 1 per cent every year.
Chinas piracy rate dropped four percentage points for the second consecutive year and has dropped ten percentage points in the last three years, from 92% in 2003 to 82% in 2006. The academic literature, business, and trade publications have addressed various anticounterfeiting tactics, the types of organized piracy activities, and the level of international and host country enforcement used to protect a companys ipr. Fourth annual bsa and idc global software piracy study 5 some observations from this years study. 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. Bsa and idc 2011 eighth annual bsa global software 2010 piracy study. Bsa australia settles 14 cases of software piracy in 2012. Germany, greece, guatemala, honduras, hong kong, hungary, iceland, india. In completing the form below, you can easily and confidentially help us to end software piracy in the nz. Its easy enough, i suppose, to glamorize pirates in fiction, since they all seem to possess redeeming qualities. Business software alliance bsa has been studying global trends in pc software. Sep 10, 2010 curbing piracy has the reverse effect, sending ripples of stimulus through the whole information technology it economy. Bsa study shows software piracy declining in many countries. May 14, 2008 the results from the business software alliance s fifthannual study on global software piracy revealed some statistics that would put a smile on any software company executives face. Piracy, and intellectual property in general, is a contentious issue between developed states and the rest of the world.
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