Software piracy is such a multifaceted issue and there is no clear cut solution for it. Using unlicensed software is illegal and increases security risks. As president and ceo of bsa the software alliance from 1990 until april 20, robert holleyman long served as the chief advocate for the global software industry. The proposed independent variables of this study are gender, age, income, type of education and experience level whereas the dependent variables are the use of pirated software, the reason for using pirated software, the type of pirated software used, the type of piracy and the. On the global level,the association found half of the 116 geographies studied had piracy rates of 62 per cent or higher and twothirds saw at least one software programme pirated for. Although the overall global piracy rate remains relatively stable, the. In completing the form below, you can easily and confidentially help us to end software piracy. At bsa the software alliance, we believe developers should be compensated for the products they create. This study examines the persistence of software piracy with internet penetration visavis of pc users, conditional on intellectual property rights iprs institutions. Of particular note is the degree to which piracy in emerging economies has. The bsa has given up on piracy software compliance and. During 2010 the bsa and idc conducted an impact study entitled the economic benefits of reducing 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.
National alliance for jobs and innovation to fight unfair. Bsa s firstofitskind framework is a flexible and holistic approach to guide and assess efforts to enhance software security. Bsa has been heavily criticized about the yearly study it publishes about infringement of software. This is the seventh annual study conducted by idc, the it industry. Not onlly is it illegal, it increases security risks and results in economic harm such as loss of jobs and tax revenue.
It is an association of nearly 100 worldclass companies that invest billions of dollars annually to create software. Bsa study shows software piracy declining in many countries. Bsa the software alliance bsa is the leading advocate for the global software industry. From piracy to the cloud, holleyman discusses key issues for the software industry in cspan interview, june 18. During may 2012, the business software alliance bsa, described as the voice of the global commercial software industry, published the 2011 bsa global software piracy study. The questionnaire contains 10 questions which involve 10 variables as given in table 1. Europe, yet the losses from software piracy are only four times as much. Studies have explored various demographic factors and their relation to software piracy. Software piracy among it professionals in organizations. Sixth annual bsa idc global software piracy study 1 2008 was another year of mixed progress in the fight against pc software piracy.
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. Other key findings of the 2011 bsa global software piracy study. For example, the bsaidc piracy impact study found in 2010 that reducing the global piracy rate for pc software by 10 percentage points 2. A may 2009 business software alliance bsa global software piracy study ranked serbia 6 th on its list of countries with improved piracy ratings. Eighth annual bsa global software piracy study 2 among the other key findings of the 2010 bsa global software piracy study. 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. See a report by the business software alliance, october 2009. Washington college of law american university property brief volume 1 issue 1 spring 2010.
In their sixth annual piracy study, the business software alliance bsa provided compelling evidence that software piracy continues to be a global problem. Protection of intellectual property rights in russia the. Empirical analysis of software usage to drive policy. According to the bsa, a key driving force behind the trend is the rapid growth of pc shipments in emerging economies. 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 bsa global software piracy study, australias software piracy rates are decreasing at the rate of 1 per cent every year. Software piracy is a serious issue that has been affecting software companies for decades. In followup studies, moores,14 argued that software piracy levels are a function of economy while decline in software privacy is a function of culture where pdi and uai work in opposition, but. This study, produced in collaboration with the international data corporation, tries to estimate the level of infringement of software in different countries, as well as the resulting losses. Global software piracy study latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times.
Bsa global software piracy study, 2011 a global piracy reduction by 10 percent in four years would result in more. Eight annual bsa global software piracy study, international planning and research corporation, 2003. Piracy attacks on merchant vessels threaten the freedom and unhindered operation of international shipping and trade, particularly off the coast of somalia, in the region of the gulf of guinea and in the indian subcontinent. Bsa s study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers across more than 110 national and regional economies.
Sixth annual bsaidc global software piracy study 1 2008 was another year of mixed progress in the fight against pc software piracy. Global software piracy study blogs, comments and archive news on. Statistics and factsmore than one third of adult internet users say they have downloadedcommercial software online without paying for all the copies they made. You are about to purchase new software, or recently purchased software. Of particular note is the degree to which piracy in emerging economies has contributed to the global increase. Protection of intellectual property rights in russia in midmay 2010 the business software alliance bsa from the u. Washington college of law intellectual property brief. The study was conducted by the business software alliance bsa in 116 geographies in 2010. There is strong global support for ip rights and protections in principle, but a. Software piracy in the uae 2011 bsa global piracy study al.
Software piracy declines in india news archive news,the. Chip taylor the business software alliance bsa, in conjunction with global market intelligence firm idc, released its seventh annual study on software piracy on tuesday. Table 2 shows the countries with the greatest dollarvalue of pirated software. National alliance for jobs and innovation naji to fight. More progress toward compromise on information sharing, april 19. Mpr0x used our newssubmit to tell us that the bsa today announced the results of its sixth annual benchmark survey on global software piracy. Chinas software piracy rate falls to new low of 77%. Pdf technology and persistence in global software piracy.
The study, conducted in partnership with idc and ipsos public affairs is based on a survey of 14,700 computer users in 33 countries, including computer users in the uae. Bsa australia settles 14 cases of software piracy in 2012. Software piracy in the asiapacific region continued to worsen last year, according to an annual study by the business software alliance bsa. The seventh annual bsa global software piracy study bsa, 2002 was. A new study from the bsa formerly the business software alliance has found that the commercial value of unlicensed software in south africa was.
Security threats rank as top reason not to use unlicensed software, bsa survey finds. New research exposes the state of global software piracy. Its members are among the worlds most innovative companies. The notsosecret sauce in the us economy bsa techpost. 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. This compared with 2009 when it received 95 reports of pirated software use. 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.
The good news is that the rate of pc software piracy dropped in 57 52 percent of the 110 countries studied and remained stable in another 39 countries 35 percent. Its members are among the worlds most innovative companies, creating software solutions that spark the economy and improve modern life. 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. Third annual bsa and idc global software piracy study. For example, the bsa idc piracy impact study found in 2010 that reducing the global piracy rate for pc software by 10 percentage points 2.
The global piracy rate for pc software hovers at 42 percent. Working together, government and industry can help the world. On the global level,the association found half of the 116 geographies studied had piracy rates of 62 per cent or higher and twothirds saw at least one software programme pirated for every one that was installed legally. The results from the business software alliances fifthannual study on global software piracy revealed some statistics that would put a smile on. Correlation between software piracy and the prosperity of inhabitants sources. Well over half the worlds computer users admit pirating software. Software piracy occurred across a range of industries including design, services, architecture, software development and media. The report on piracy is published one day before a chinese court hands out the severest penalty ever for an intellectual property.
The study the economic benefits of reducing software piracy carried out by the business software alliance bsa and the leading market research firm idc,says that achieving the 10point reduction in piracy in the first two years of the same fouryear period could boost the economic benefits another 36 per cent. Before leaving bsa to start his own venture, cloud4growth, holleyman led the most successful antipiracy program in the history of any industry, driving down software piracy rates. Searching for further explanations article pdf available in journal of business ethics 872. The independent study highlights the serious impact of. Please call our microsoft careline at 800 852 3543 and select option 2 to report your piracy complaint. The message is that no country is immune from the impact of software piracy. The bsa attributed improved ipr compliance, in part, to. Software piracy in the uae 2011 bsa global piracy study. It is an association of nearly 100 worldclass companies that.