Bsa s study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers across more than 110 national and regional economies. Founded as the business software alliance, it dropped business from its name in october 2012, and styles itself bsa the software alliance. The dangerous world of counterfeit and pirated software. It included 15,000 computer users in 33 countries who represent 82% of the global pc market. Trends and strategic considerations case solution,global software piracy. Bsa has been heavily criticized about the yearly study it publishes about infringement of software. The software alliance is the leading advocate for the global software industry before governments and in the. The bsa has just revealed the results of its ninth annual global software piracy study, which showed software piracy in the middle east and africa. Business software alliances annual study shows software piracy. Business software alliance and idc study shows software. Other key findings of the 2011 bsa global software piracy study. According to the 2011 bsa global software piracy study, australias. 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.
Trends and strategic considerations case study solution, design, manufacture, distribution and sale of software is a rapidly growing and highly profitable global industry. The index and analysis as well as this site were created by the economist intelligence unit for bsa. Marginal decline in pirated software users in india. Jun 01, 2012 software piracy pirate pirating download downloading p2p pirate bay genuine windows advantage peer2peer peertopeer infringement crack activation wga free keygen serial. Pdf global dynamic timelines for iprs harmonization against. Study claims 57 percent of the world pirates software video by britney fitzgerald are you a software pirate. May 15, 2012 seven out of 10 software in the philippines is unlicensed, according to the 2011 business software alliance bsa global software piracy study.
These are among the findings of the fifth annual global pc software piracy study released today by the business software alliance bsa, an international association representing the software industry and its hardware partners. But the bsa claims that piracy in emerging, fastgrowing pc markets. Some 57% of respondents to the business software alliances bsa global software. According to the business software alliance bsa, an. 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.
Companies in ontario, quebec, and british columbia were fined a total of. During may 2012, the business software alliance bsa, described as the voice of the global commercial software industry, published the 2011 bsa global. 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 in the uae 2011 bsa global piracy study. Software piracy occurred across a range of industries including design, services, architecture, software development and media. Chinas software piracy rate falls to new low of 77%. The business software alliance, or bsa, is a tradtrade organizatione organization that advocates for the software industry. Watts copy settles allegations of unlicensed software use. List of research papers and reports copyright alliance. 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. The study also collected data from over 116 markets to assess pc and software trends to measure software piracy rates. The business software alliance 818 words 4 pages the business care for taking control of your computers software licenses the business software alliances bsa claim that 90% of all audit letters sent in 2012 resulted from whistleblowers tip offs should be a wakeup call to cios. Scroll over the interactive map for detail on individual countries performance in each category and indicator a full explanation of the index methodology, along with a list of indicator. Kenyas software piracy rate fell by onepercentage point last year to settle at 79percent according to the seventh annual global software piracy study released by the business software alliance bsa, an international association representing the global software industry, in partnership with market research firm international data corporationidc.
Well over half the worlds computer users admit pirating software, bsa study finds. The business software alliance bsa has exacted fines from seven more canadian businesses, while continuing to refer to questionable statistics measuring piracy. Software piracy is so widespread that it exists in homes, schools, businesses and government offices. According to 2011 global software piracy study done by independent firm b. Well over half the worlds computer users admit pirating. Bsas study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers 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. Global dynamic timelines for iprs harmonization against software piracy article pdf available in economics bulletin 331. It is a member of the international intellectual property alliance. Well over half the worlds computer users admit pirating software. Washington, may 15, 2012 prnewswireusnewswire well over half. The business software alliance has produced its 2011 global software piracy study, which states that 57% of personal computer users have used pirated software, and that the net rate of software piracy is 42%. Full copies of the bsa global software piracy study. This compared with 2009 when it received 95 reports of pirated software use. According to the business software alliance bsa, an international association representing. Global software piracy is increasing rapidly in the absence of any effective deterrence, a survey has revealed. The software alliance, also known as bsa, is a trade group established by microsoft in 1988 to. Paul berber who wrote an article titled lies, damn lies and the bsa is none to happy about it either. Hit em where it really hurts report their illegal software use today.
Bsa australia settles 14 cases of software piracy in 2012. Pirated computer software are installed in 7 of 10 computers in the philippines, the business software alliance bsa 2011 global software piracy study found. The it industry competitiveness index compares 66 countries on the extent to which they are capable of supporting a strong it production sector. Mar 12, 2018 rate of pirated software users in india reduced just by one point in 2011 as compared to 2010, a latest study said on tuesday. How pirated software can compromise the cybersecurity of consumers, enterprises, and nations and the resultant costs in time and money. The business software alliances bsa annual global pc software piracy study was recently released, which is a comprehensive report on unauthorized software around the world. Within the latin america region, 52 percent of software is unlicensed, a threepoint reduction since the 2015 survey. Ethical reasons behind uptick in informants reporting. Some users say they pirate all or most of the time, according to the study. Software piracy is a serious issue that has been affecting software companies for decades. Next page next a membership in bsa the software alliance provides you a seat at the table with the worlds leading software companies. 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. Its members are among the worlds most innovative companies, creating software solutions that spark the economy and improve modern life.
The bsa supported the highly controversial us stop online piracy act. Nov 15, 2012 one of the many serious problems facing software companies is software piracy. Global software piracy study how is global software piracy study abbreviated. 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. Study shows software piracy declining in many countries. Bsas 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.
Jul 09, 2010 the business software alliance s bsa annual global pc software piracy study was recently released, which is a comprehensive report on unauthorized software around the world. May 10, 2020 software piracy is so widespread that it exists in homes, schools, businesses and government offices. Global software piracy study how is global software. Bsas study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on. May 16, 2012 as for the study itself, this is the ninth annual survey of global software piracy conducted by bsa. The study was conducted by idc, the information technology industrys leading global market research and forecasting firm. It is funded through membership dues based on member companys software revenues, and through settlements from companies it successfully brings action against.
One of the many serious problems facing software companies is software piracy. May 15, 2012 the study also collected data from over 116 markets to assess pc and software trends to measure software piracy rates. Greece ranks 3rd in software piracy around the world. In 2011, the bsa posted its global software piracy study which outlined that the nations piracy rates continue to decrease by one per cent each year. First published in 2007, the it industry competitiveness index consists of 26 indicators grouped into six categories. When the bsa first released their report in september 2012, it argued that a 10 percentage point decrease of software piracy in south africa over four years would create 1,650 hightech jobs, r9. Global software piracy increasing rapidly, study shows. Apparently, south africa merited a 35% piracy rate, while their world cup rivals, the brits scored. Global software piracy study how is global software piracy.
It is funded through membership dues based on member. Software piracy in the uae 2011 bsa global piracy study al. 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. The business software alliance has published an interesting finding in its latest study of software piracy. It finds that the piracy rate in emerging markets is far higher than that of high income countries 68% versus 24%. An update to the only report to regularly track change in the global cloud. The results from the business software alliances fifthannual study on global software piracy revealed some statistics that would put a smile on any software company executives face. Seven out of 10 software in the philippines is unlicensed, according to the 2011 business software alliance bsa global software piracy study. Global dynamic timelines for iprs harmonization against. What the business software alliance does is work in the international marketplace, as well as with governments, to ensure licensing compliance and legal software usage while also working on key issues. The piracy rate for asiapacific in 2011 remained at 60 percent, sporting no.
The piracy rate for asiapacific in 2011 remained at. The business software alliance a global advocate for. 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. According to the business software alliances 2011 study of global software piracy, 57% of the worlds computer users admit they pirate software. More education needed on software piracy says bsa security.
Posted by mike palmedo may 17, 2012 empirical research, industry initiatives. The philippines piracy rate even went up a percentage point to 70% in 2011, from 69% in the past 4 years. Rate of pirated software users in india reduced just by one point in 2011 as compared to 2010, a latest study said on tuesday. The software alliance, also known as bsa, is a trade group established by microsoft in 1988 to represent commercial software makers.
The philippines ranks 12th in software piracy rate among asiapacific countries. 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. May 15, 2012 the bsa has just revealed the results of its ninth annual global software piracy study, which showed software piracy in the middle east and africa region in 2011 was stable at 58%, the same as. The business software alliance, a software industry lobbyist group dedicated to combating digital piracy, released its ninth annual global software piracy study earlier this month. Dec 11, 2012 software piracy occurred across a range of industries including design, services, architecture, software development and media. Trends and strategic considerations case analysis, global software piracy. The bsa global software survey, conducted in partnership with idc, estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers in 20 across more than 110 national and regional economies. Global piracy study 2011 published by the business software alliance bsa 2012 which found that 79% of softw are users around the world agree that sof tware.
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