Its members are among the worlds most innovative companies. Business software alliance, the shadow market 2011 bsa global software. The extent of the software piracy issue in the united kingdom was highlighted in the sixth annual bsaidc global software piracy study. According to the bsa, a key driving force behind the trend is the rapid growth of pc shipments in emerging economies. Bsa australia settles 14 cases of software piracy in 2012. Even though most countries in asia have improved their control of software piracy, the highpiracy countries in this region are growing faster. Public opinion continues to support intellectual property ip rights. The basic marketbased methodology generated the 2004 piracy rates. Well over half the worlds computer users admit pirating software. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
How can i confirm that youve received my software piracy report. Software piracy therefore can undermine the well being of companies, communities, and countries. In the global market for personal computers, 2010 was a watershed. There are proven steps that governments around the world can take to effectively reduce software theft. Working together, government and industry can help the world. 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. The 2009 bsaidc global pc software piracy study identi.
Over half of the worlds personal computer users 57 percent admit to pirating software. In addition, a bsa team member may reach out to you over the next 72 hours if we have any further questions. Up to 35% of all pc software installed in 2004 was pirated, resulting in a. Software piracy is the use of unlicensed software where the user has never. According to the most recent bsa global software study published in. Aug 12, 2019 global market share held by smartphone operating systems 20092018, by quarter. 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.
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. You are about to purchase new software, or recently purchased software. Global software piracy study blogs, comments and archive news on. Bsa catches more businesses in the software piracy act zdnet. Software piracy in the asiapacific region continued to worsen last year, a study said tuesday, driven by the rapid growth in computer sales and the availability of bootleg programmes online. According to the results of the survey, 57% of global pc users pirate software, up from 42% in 2011. Global software piracy revisited determining why the roots of the disparity in national piracy levels lie beyond economics. In a research done by the firm bsa global software survey, they asked more than 24,000 software users across different occupations in different countries a question similar to this. The bsa s enforcement practices against small to mediumsized businesses have been the subject of numerous articles.
Bsa claims software piracy undermines economy techradar. 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. Software piracy is a serious issue that has been affecting software companies for decades. On average, software piracy has increased in the asiapacific region to 61 percent of total devices in 2015 from 59 percent in 2009 bsa, the software alliance, 2016. Even though most countries in asia have improved their control of software piracy, the high piracy countries in this region are growing faster. Chinas software piracy rate falls to new low of 77%. Global software piracy study latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Bsa catches more businesses in the software piracy act.
Legal protection against software piracy in global markets. Are you concerned you might be a victim of counterfeit software. A change in the winds for software piracy epicenter. The report on piracy is published one day before a chinese court hands out the severest penalty ever for an intellectual property. Companies can help the economy by using more properly licensed software, according to industry group bsathe software alliance. Searching for further explanations article pdf available in journal of business ethics 872. Emerging markets drove the commercial value of software theft to a new. You will receive an email reply from bsa soon after submitting your antipiracy report.
The magnitude of the problem indicates that a strategic, organizationwide, cooperative, global approach is required if management hopes to curtail the global software piracy pandemic. May 12, 2009 the extent of the software piracy issue in the united kingdom was highlighted in the sixth annual bsa idc global software piracy study. 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. Figures released by the bsa and the software alliance show that unlicensed software has cost south african business over r5. Global market share held by smartphone operating systems 20092018, by quarter. Software piracy on the enterprise level has climbed up globally with a slightly upward trend 43% this year compared to last years 42%, but wait until you read about the state of piracy in southeast asia. Bsa s firstofitskind framework is a flexible and holistic approach to guide and assess efforts to enhance software security.
Around 27 percent of software installed in the country are. The business software alliance managed to settle 16 software piracy cases in 20, an alltime best for the global software advocate. May 30, 2006 the annual business software association bsa report into global piracy rates of packaged software was released last week. This is less than a quarter of the amount spent per pc in other bric markets russia, india, and brazil, which come next in the value of their piracy and just 7 percent of the amount spent per pc in the us. Software piracy in south africa has decreased from 35% to 34% since the results of the bsas last global software survey. Software piracy article about software piracy by the. Seven pc users in 10 support paying innovators to promote more technological advances. In 2009 it received 95 reports of pirated software use. Shadow market 2011 bsa global software piracy study ninth edition, may 2012.
The annual business software association bsa report into global piracy rates of packaged software was released last week. In fact, since 2011, the global rate of unlicensed software use has actually increased despite both legal and corporate efforts to curb the problem. Idc conducted 7,000 surveys in 23 countries as an additional quality control inputto gain insight into consumer and business perceptions about the direction of software piracy. This is less than a quarter of the amount spent per pc in other bric markets russia, india, and brazil, which come next in the value of their piracy and just 7 percent of. Gender and digital piracy griffith research online. In its 2011 report, conducted in partnership with idc and ipsos public affairs, the bsa stated. Potential of ethics as a control for software piracy.
Corporate software piracy highest in indonesia, lowest in. Its members are among the worlds most innovative companies, creating software solutions that spark the economy and improve modern life. For example, the bsaidc piracy impact study found in 2010 that reducing the global piracy rate for pc software by 10 percentage points 2. The bsas enforcement practices against small to mediumsized businesses have been the subject of numerous articles. The bsa blueprint for reducing software piracy sustained anti piracy efforts build equity over time. Software piracy occurred across a range of industries including design, services, architecture, software development and media. According to the bsa, this was a new record in piracy tipoffs.
World software commercial value of unlicensed software. Software piracy in the uae 2011 bsa global piracy study al. Bsa s 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. Bsa s study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers across more than 110 national and regional economies. Additional input helped corroborate the findings generated by the piracy models.
Other key findings of the 2011 bsa global software piracy study. Software piracy occured across a range of industries, including design, services, architecture, software development and media. The rate of global software piracy climbed to 43 percent in 2009. The global piracy rate for pc software hovers at 42 percent. According to the bsas 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. 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. 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 compared with 2009 when it received 95 reports of pirated software use. The annual report from business software alliance shows that, in 2010, the average global software piracy rate was 42%, and economic losses due to unlicensed software hit usd58. Business decision makers admit to pirating software more frequently than other computer users do. 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. According to the 2011 bsa global software piracy study, australias software piracy rates are decreasing at the rate of 1 per cent every year. Uk has big software piracy problems says bsa report. Software piracy is a large and costly problem that is not going away any time soon.
Software piracy in the uae 2011 bsa global piracy study. Not onlly is it illegal, it increases security risks and results in economic harm such as loss of jobs and tax revenue. This can be done by copying, downloading, sharing, selling, or installing multiple copies onto personal or work computers. Software piracy is the unauthorised copying or distribution of ed software. Interestingly enough the bsa claim that australias piracy rates have. The software alliance bsa is the leading advocate for the global software industry.
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