Software piracy declines in emerging markets
BSA reports $34 million in global losses
Laptop Battery By WTN News • 05/24/06
Washington, D.C. - Reductions in software piracy were
reported in several emerging markets, but 35 percent of the
packaged software installed on personal computers worldwide in 2005
was illegal, amounting to $34 billion in global losses, according
to an annual study released by the
Business Software Alliance.
. Software is one of the most valuable technologies of the Information Age, running everything from personal computers to the internet. Unfortunately, because software is so valuable and because computers make it easy to create an exact copy of a program in seconds, software piracy is a widespread problem. Software piracy is the illegal copying or distribution of a copyrighted software program. There are five common types of software piracy and the bottom line is that software piracy has serious consequences.
Thinkpad The BSA, an international association of the world's leading
software developers, said improvements in a number of markets
indicate that education, enforcement, and policy efforts are
beginning to reduce the incidence of piracy in China, Russia, and
India, and in Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East &
Africa.
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Microsoft Robert Holleyman, president and CEO of the BSA, said progress in
emerging markets provides some encouragement, but more needs to be
done. "With more than one out of every three copies of PC software
obtained illegally, piracy continues to threaten the future of
software innovation, resulting in lost jobs and tax revenues," he
said.
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Laptop Computers A previous IDC/BSA study showed that if the global piracy rate
were to drop 10 points to 25%, it would create as many as 2.4
million new jobs, $400 billion in economic growth, and $67 billion
in tax revenues worldwide.
year career at IBM, a global information technology company where he was a member of IBM senior leadership team. There he held multiple roles, from overseeing the company worldwide competitive and server sales to leading sales, services, marketing and channel operations for IBM software business in Asia Pacific. During this time he resided in Tokyo, Japan.
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According to the indictment, Jones would steal various IBM and Penguin computer servers from Verisign's warehouse in Virginia and sell them to Johnson. Johnson would then sell the servers to several individuals, who would sometimes place them for sale on eBay. As a result of this scheme, the indictment alleges that Jones and Johnson caused Verisign to lose more than $120, 000 worth of computer equipment. In the indictment, Jones and Johnson are charged in three counts with causing the interstate transportation of stolen property, namely IBM 330 and 335 servers, in violation of 18 U.S.C.
Desktop Computer Global losses from software piracy amounted to $34 billion in
2005, an increase of $1.6 billion over the previous year. In
countries with very large software markets, comparatively low
piracy rates can amount to huge losses.
Notebooks While the United States had the lowest piracy rate of all
countries studied at 21 percent, it also had the greatest losses -
$6.9 billion. China saw the second highest losses at $3.9 billion
with a piracy rate of 86 percent, followed by France with losses of
$3.2 billion and a piracy rate of 47 percent.
Lenovo Piracy rates decreased moderately in more than half (51) of the
97 countries surveyed in this year's study, and increased in only
19. The global rate was unchanged from 2004 to 2005 as large
developed markets like the United States, Western Europe, Japan,
and a handful of Asian countries continue to dominate the software
market as their combined piracy rate remained flat.
Hard Drive Meanwhile, Russia saw a four point drop in its software piracy
rate, and India's piracy rate declined two points. China, with one
of the fastest-growing information technology markets in the world,
dropped four points between 2004 and 2005.
Travelstar The study also found that 19 of the 26 countries in the Middle
East and Africa declined somewhat, with 12 countries dropping two
or more percentage points. In Central and Eastern Europe, the
piracy rate declined in 15 of the 18 countries included in this
year's study.
Gateway The countries with the highest piracy rates were Vietnam (90
percent), Zimbabwe (90 percent), Indonesia (87 percent), China (86
percent), and Pakistan (86 percent).
Laptop Parts The countries with the lowest piracy rates were the United
States (21 percent), New Zealand (23 percent), Austria (26
percent), and Finland (26 percent).
Software The study was conducted by IDC, a global market research and
forecasting firm. It
covers all packaged software
that runs on PCs. IDC conducted 5,600 surveys and enlisted IDC
analysts in 38 countries to confirm software piracy trends.
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