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**Introduction** In their sixth annual piracy study, The Business Software Alliance (BSA) provided compelling evidence that software piracy continues to be a global problem. The BSA estimates that approximately 41% of all PC software worldwide was acquired illegally in 2008 (from 38% in 2007), totalling over $53 billion in lost revenues. Although the overall global piracy rate remains relatively stable, the growing worldwide use of PC's has contributed to a 84% increase in piracy losses since 2003 (see Figure 1), a number that is expected to continue to rise in the future. Without question, software piracy has clear and negative economic consequences for manufacturers and distributors striving to compete in a competitive global market space. In addition to lost revenues attributed to software piracy, it is estimated that a 10% reduction in piracy rates would result in more than 2.4 million jobs globally and an additional $70 billion in taxes. Over the next four years, a reduction in global piracy by a mere one point a year would increase industry revenues by $20 billion. Software piracy is thus jeopardizing the future growth and development of the IT industry, which in turn disprop

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Author

Alexander Nill; John Schibrowsky; James W. Peltier

Publisher

ACM

Published

2010

Language

EN

Field

Computer Science (Physical Sciences)