The high price of piracy
Published:
6 April 2003 y., Sunday
Hi-tech firms suffer when software is stolen. Cutting software piracy can boost economies and create jobs. Countries in Western Europe could create a million jobs and boost the value of their technology sectors by £250 billion if they cut piracy rates by ten points by 2006, claims a study.
The research, carried out for the BSA anti-piracy group, revealed that piracy is stunting the growth of software firms worldwide.
The BSA (Business Software Alliance) estimates that almost 40% of all software being used around the world is pirated. The research looked at the effects of piracy in countries that together account for 98% of the world's technology economy.
The study was drawn up by analyst firm IDC and found that countries enforcing anti-piracy laws tend to have larger and more creative technology sectors.
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