Just six years ago, the commercial value of the pc software that was being pirated in emerging economies accounted for less than a third of the world total. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Software piracy in south africa has decreased from 35% to 34% since the results of the bsas last global software survey. Bsa offers facebook users cash if they rat on software. Meanwhile, this is the eighth study of global software piracy to be conducted by bsa in partnership with idc, the it industrys leading market research and forecasting firm, using a. These are among the findings of a survey of nearly 15,000 computer users across 33 countries conducted as part of the ninth annual bsa global software piracy study. Oct 30, 2012 software piracy is the stealing of legally protected software. Bsa offers companies a stateoftheart training course and certification program called sam advantage, which teaches them how to avoid piracy in the first place. May 15, 2012 the business software alliance has published an interesting finding in its latest study of software piracy. In completing the form below, you can easily and confidentially help us to end software piracy in the us. The most piracy ridden region was eastern europe where currently 71% of the software in use is stolen. Please note that the investigative process is very thorough and can take several months for significant developments. Bbc news technology software piracy continues to grow. Piracy in the eu region is running at 37 per cent, according to the business software alliance s global piracy study 2003, out today.
Software piracy occurred across a range of industries including design, services, architecture, software development and media. Rate of software piracy hits 43 percent last year, costing industry billions in profits, says study from idc and business software alliance. Software piracy restricted in sa it news africa up to. Bsa study shows software piracy declining in many countries. According to a recent report published by the business software alliance, 39 percent of software installed on pcs. According to the 2011 bsa global software piracy study, australias software piracy rates are decreasing at the rate of 1 per cent every year. According to the bsa business software alliance and idc 6th annual global software piracy study, the retail value of unlicensed software representing revenue losses to software.
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. Apac software piracy losses hit record in 2010 zdnet. Bsa s global software survey conducted in partnership with idc, estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers in 2015, across more than 110 national and regional economies. Software worth over r4 billion pirated in south africa. Fiftyseven percent of those surveyed admitted to using pirated software at least some of the time, with 31 percent saying they do it all of the time. I brif 5% always 9% mostly 17% occasionally 5% dkrefuse 38% never 26% rarely global selfreported piracy. This paper identifies that information and communication technology ict has a negative effect on software piracy rates in addition to consolidating prior research that economic development and the cultural dimension of individualism also negatively affect piracy rates. Bsa australia settles 14 cases of software piracy in 2012. So, once again, the business software alliance bsa has come out with its annual report on software piracy around the world, entitled shadow market.
Software piracy is big business and bad for it as a whole, so someone has to police it. For example, the bsaidc piracy impact study found in 2010 that reducing the global piracy rate for pc software by 10 percentage points 2. Eu study finds piracy doesnt hurt game sales, may actually help. Jun 23, 2008 according to the bsa s fifthannual study on global software piracy, of the 108 countries that are covered in the may 2008 report, the use of pirated software dropped in 67 countries. Sixth annual bsa idc global software piracy study 1 2008 was another year of mixed progress in the fight against pc software piracy. 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. A bsa the software alliance team member will provide you with the latest information. Bsa says piracy down, but questions remain about its data. Bsa s study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers across more than 110 national and regional economies. To learn the progress of your report, we ask that you please call our piracy hotline at 1888no piracy. May 14, 2008 in the study, piracy rate is defined as the total number of units of pirated software deployed in 2007 divided by the total units of software installed. 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. Software piracy in the uae 2011 bsa global piracy study. The facts the business software alliance bsa available at.
Apr 06, 2011 through its global internet enforcement program, bsa has leveraged its diverse membership, existing global partnerships and vast anti piracy expertise to mount an adaptable and widelytrusted effort to combat online software piracy. Uk has big software piracy problems says bsa report itproportal. During 2010 the bsa and idc conducted an impact study entitled the economic benefits of reducing software piracy. Under law, software piracy occurs when protected software is copied, distributed, modified or sold. The extent of the software piracy issue in the united kingdom was highlighted in the sixth annual bsa idc global software piracy study. Just six years ago, the commercial value of the pc software that was being pirated in emerging economies accounted for less than a third of. The independent study highlights the serious impact of. Bsa says piracy down, but questions remain about its data the bsa has released its annual report on software piracy around the world. Jul 07, 2004 the annual survey of global software piracy shows that 36% of software was being used illegally in 2003 according to figures prepared for the bsa.
Bsa s global software survey conducted in partnership with idc, estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers in 2017, across more than 110 national and regional economies. The report on piracy is published one day before a chinese court hands out the severest penalty ever for an intellectual property. As part of that initiative, bsa recently launched a robust and interactive online resource focused specifically. At bsa the software alliance, we believe developers should be compensated for the products they create. This is the money that should be going to the creators, those who put the time and effort into making the software. According to the 2010 global software piracy study, run by the business software alliance bsa, the countrys piracy rate remained at 35% in 2010, while the. It also reveals key attitudes and behaviors related to software licensing, intellectual property, and emerging technologies based on a global survey of more than 24,000 respondents. 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. According to the bsa, a key driving force behind the trend is the rapid growth of pc shipments in emerging economies. Software piracy article about software piracy by the free. 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.
Jun 04, 2018 global us bsa s study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software. 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. This compared with 2009 when it received 95 reports of pirated software use. Software piracy is considered direct infringement when it denies holders due compensation for use of their creative works. The bsa supported the highly controversial us stop online piracy act sopa. North america was the most lawabiding region and had a piracy rate of 23%. May 12, 2009 uk has big software piracy problems says bsa report. Using unlicensed software is illegal and increases security risks. Id love to hear your thoughts and perspectives on the latest bsa study and revulytics 2018 software piracy statistics please share them in the comments below. Chinas software piracy rate falls to new low of 77%.