Software piracy rate in India declined last year Study: related news

Software piracy costs India $2 bn

New Delhi: The Indian software industry lost about $2 billion of revenue in 2007 due to use of pirated software compared to $1.28 billion in 2006, said a study by Business Software Alliance (BSA), a global software industry body. The study, however, stated that piracy of software on personal computers in India has come down to 69 percentage points for 2007, toeing the global trend in which piracy rates dropped in most countries, the study added.

Software piracy up

Software piracy runs at 57% in Bahrain, costing computer companies $27m last year, according to the annual Global Software Piracy Study. The losses hit both international companies and local distributors and retailers, the report said. Published by Business Software Alliance and Interactive Data Corporation, it said piracy in Bahrain was up from $23m in 2006. Other Gulf States were above the global average for piracy, it said. It reported piracy levels of 51% in Saudi Arabia, 54% in Qatar and 62% in Kuwait. Piracy levels in the UAE remained flat, at 35%.

Software piracy rate in India declined last year: Study

Industry loss due to software piracy, however, registered a rise to $2 billion in 2007 compared with $1.28 billion in 2006.

Software Piracy On The Rise, Study Finds

Techzonez Software piracy is more prevalent today than ever, according to a new IDC study sponsored by a software industry group. Worldwide, the study estimates, 38% of all commercial software is pirated, costing the software industry $47.8 billion last year alone.

BSA Study Shows Software Piracy Declining in Many Countries

The results from the Business Software Alliance's fifth-annual study on global software piracy revealed some statistics that would put a smile on any software company executive's face: Of the 108 countries that are covered in the recently released report, the use of pirated software dropped in 67 countries. In just eight countries did the piracy rate increase.

Software piracy down to 69% in India

Piracy of software on PC in India fell to 69 percent in 2007 from 71 percent in 2006, amid a global trend in which piracy rates dropped in most countries. However, industry losses due to software piracy in India rose to $2 billion in 2007 as compared to $1.28 billion in 2006.

BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study reveals increase in global piracy

The Business Software Alliance (BSA), the international association established by the software industry to promote a safe and legal digital world, has announced that it has recently released the Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study, which revealed the biggest increase in global piracy in four years, jumping by three percentage points to 38 per cent in 2007. BSA has emphasised that the rapid growth of the IT industry in countries with weak copyright enforcement and expanding internet access have largely contributed to the global trend.

Egypt Delivers a Blow to Software Piracy

CAIRO, Egypt, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Egypt has taken a step forward in combating software piracy according to the fifth annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study where its piracy rating dropped to 60% for 2007, an improvement of 3% year on year. Its rating is now 1% below the global median piracy rating (61%) for 2007.

Egypt Delivers a Blow to Software Piracy

CAIRO, Egypt, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Egypt has taken a step forward in combating software piracy according to the fifth annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study where its piracy rating dropped to 60% for 2007, an improvement of 3% year on year. Its rating is now 1% below the global median piracy rating (61%) for 2007.

Egypt Delivers a Blow to Software Piracy

CAIRO, Egypt, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Egypt has taken a step forward in combating software piracy according to the fifth annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study where its piracy rating dropped to 60% for 2007, an improvement of 3% year on year. Its rating is now 1% below the global median piracy rating (61%) for 2007.

Egypt Delivers a Blow to Software Piracy

CAIRO, Egypt, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Egypt has taken a step forward in combating software piracy according to the fifth annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study where its piracy rating dropped to 60% for 2007, an improvement of 3% year on year. Its rating is now 1% below the global median piracy rating (61%) for 2007.

Software piracy rate hits record low: BSA

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The software piracy rate in Taiwan dropped to the lowest-ever level of 40 percent in 2007, but financial losses associated with software counterfeit reached the highest figure ever of US$220 million due to expansion of the local software market, the worldwide guardian of software protection Business Software Alliance (BSA) said yesterday.

Open Source Software Shows Its Muscle (Law.com)

Open source software had its origins in the free software movement. By now, most open source users understand that free refers to freedom, not to price. The new lesson is that the freedom belongs to the software, not to users. You are not free to do whatever you want with the open source software and may find yourself in a legal fight if what you do restricts the freedom of the software. Many of the things that for-profit companies strive for end up limiting some software's freedom. Any activity that leverages software for business advantage is likely to restrict the software's freedom, and the growing use of open source software by for-profit companies has been a growing irritant for free software advocates.

Kuwaiti economy set to gain US$350 million in additional revenues by reducing software piracy rate

piracyThe Kuwaiti economy is looking at potentially adding USD 350 million to its national economy by reducing its software piracy rate, as recent IDC studies revealed that a minimum 10 percentage point drop in the country’s current piracy activity can rake in significant earnings from its booming IT market. The research showed that curbing illegal software acquisition could result in an additional USD 219 million in local revenues and USD 1 million in taxes. In line with this, the Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the international association that promotes a safe and legal digital world. As a founding member of BSA, Autodesk, the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building, and media and entertainment markets, h

Study Finds Software Piracy Falling in Many Countries

Piracy of software on personal computers declined in many countries in 2007, but numbers worsened in fast-growing PC markets in some of the world’s highest piracy nations, reports the Business Software Alliance (BSA). As a result, overall numbers worsened worldwide and dollar losses from piracy rose by $8 billion to nearly $48 billion.

Flaws In a BSA Software Piracy Report?

Ian Lamont writes "The Business Software Alliance has just released its state piracy study (full PDF also available). The BSA says that one in five pieces of software in use in the United States is unlicensed, and notes that piracy rates are highest in Ohio (27%). However, as noted by the Industry Standard, there are problems with the state study, and the way the BSA is presenting the data: the study only includes eight states, and it is making some questionable connections, including the claim that lost state and local tax revenue from piracy would have been enough to 'hire nearly 25,000 experienced police officers.'"

Study: Problems in Emerging Markets Boost Software Piracy

Washington - Despite a decline in software piracy in many countries, overall dollar losses from piracy continued to grow in 2007 due to fast growing PC markets in some of the world's highest piracy nations, according to a new study by the Business Software Alliance (BSA).

Reducing software piracy rate to add $350m to national economy of Kuwa

(MENAFN Press) The Kuwaiti economy is looking at potentially adding USD 350 million to its national economy by reducing its software piracy rate, as recent IDC studies revealed that a minimum 10 percentage point drop in the country's current piracy activity can rake in significant earnings from its booming IT market. The research showed that curbing illegal software acquisition could result in an additional USD 219 million in local revenues and USD 1 million in taxes. In line with this, the Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the international association that promotes a safe and legal digital world.

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