Software piracy is big business and bad for it as a whole, so someone has to police it. The annual business software association bsa report into global piracy rates of packaged software was released last week. Software piracy is the stealing of legally protected software. Business software alliance bsa has been studying global trends in pc software piracy for more than a decade. Bsa is not obligated to provide you with information on the progress of any action taken as a result of your report. The business software alliance claimed yesterday that software piracy in the us is costing the. The definition of software piracy clearly states that it pertains to illegally copying software. Chinas software piracy rate falls to new low of 77%. 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. More than one third of the software installed on the worlds computers is pirated according to a survey by the business software alliance. 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.
In completing the form below, you can easily and confidentially help us to end software piracy. The definition of software piracy clearly states that it pertains to. Economic benefits of reducing piracy bsa the software. Seventh annual bsaidc global software 09 piracy study. Bsa the software alliance bsa is the leading advocate for the global software industry. Under law, software piracy occurs when protected software is copied, distributed, modified or sold. Software piracy in the uae 2011 bsa global piracy study. Software piracy is considered direct infringement when it denies holders due compensation for use of their creative works. 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.
The business software alliance managed to settle 16 software piracy cases in 20, an alltime best for the global software advocate. According to the business software alliance bsa, an international association representing. Sixth annual bsaidc global software piracy study 1 2008 was another year of mixed progress in the fight against pc software piracy. Bsa blueprint for reducing software piracy9 methodology 10 piracy impact study. Bsa s study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers across more than 110 national and regional economies.
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. Software piracy article about software piracy by the free. Working together, government and industry can help the world. 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. According to the bsa, a key driving force behind the trend is the rapid growth of pc shipments in emerging economies. Bsa s firstofitskind framework is a flexible and holistic approach to guide and assess efforts to enhance software security.
All information provided to bsa will be kept confidential. Comparing software piracy in south africa and zambia using. The rate of global software piracy climbed to 43 percent in 2009. Business decision makers in the eu admit to pirating software as frequently as other computer users do. Bbc news technology software piracy continues to grow. One of the studies cited by the gaos report was the bsas 2008 software piracy study. Oct 30, 2012 software piracy is the stealing of legally protected software. 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.
The questionnaire contains 10 questions which involve 10 variables as given in table 1. Sixth annual bsa idc global software piracy study 1 2008 was another year of mixed progress in the fight against pc software piracy. According to the business software alliance bsa, an. Fourth annual bsa and idc global software piracy study 5 some observations from this years study. Look at the headline of the press release announcing this years report. 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 study shows software piracy declining in many countries. 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 theft remains significant issue around the world. Jun 04, 2018 global us bsa s study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers across more. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Software piracy article about software piracy by the. May 11, 2010 one of the studies cited by the gaos report was the bsa s 2008 software piracy study. 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.
A model explaining the contribution of different factors to software piracy intention and its subsequent effect on actual software piracy is constructed based on established theories of human. Using unlicensed software is illegal and increases security risks. The bsa supported the highly controversial us stop online piracy act sopa. 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. Global trends this years bsa global software piracy study marks the first time a large sample of computer users around the. Apr 25, 2020 software piracy is so widespread that it exists in homes, schools, businesses and government offices. Reducing software piracy stimulates spending throughout the economy and the faster software theft is addressed, the greater the benefit. Those europeans who say they pirate the most software are disproportionately male and between the ages of 2544 years old. Rate of software piracy hits 43 percent last year, costing industry billions in profits, says study from idc and business software alliance. Software piracy among it professionals in organizations.
Economic and cultural impact on intellectual property violations. To compile the report, bsa works closely with two of the worlds leading independent research firms idc and ipsos public affairs to measure, understand, and evaluate global. I brif 5% always 9% mostly 17% occasionally 5% dkrefuse 38% never 26% rarely global selfreported piracy how often do you acquire pirated software or software that is not fully licensed all of the time. The report on piracy is published one day before a chinese court hands out the severest penalty ever for an intellectual property. In completing the form below, you can easily and confidentially help us to end software piracy in the gb. 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. Furthermore, mature markets for the first time received less pc shipments than emerging economies in 2010. Software piracy is so widespread that it exists in homes, schools, businesses and government offices. Bsa catches more businesses in the software piracy act. This got me thinking about open source licensing and its advantages for developing countries, which really got my hackles up after reading the seventh annual bsa and idc global software piracy study that screams. Software piracy is a serious issue that has been affecting software companies for decades. The sample was selected based on the vastly different software piracy rates between zambia 82% and south africa 35% and the fact that software piracy rates are.
Piracy in the eu region is running at 37 per cent, according to the business software alliance s global piracy study 2003, out today. From the viewpoint of computer ethics theories university of oulu. At bsa the software alliance, we believe developers should be compensated for the products they create. 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. In completing the form below, you can easily and confidentially help us to end software piracy in the us. Bsas 2011 global software piracy study by matt reid may 15, 2012 bsa today released the ninth edition of our global software piracy study and in it, we have plowed new ground. The increase in citations is due to an increase in monitoring software. Eighth annual bsa global software 2010 piracy study. Bsa catches more businesses in the software piracy act zdnet. Not surprisingly, pirates are far more likely than non. Security threats rank as top reason not to use unlicensed. In order to investigate your software piracy report, you will need to provide the name and address of the company being reported, what software is being pirated, and how you know the software is pirated. The global piracy rate for pc software hovers at 42 percent.