October 12, 2004 4:50 PM PDT
Piracy crackdown yields $2.2 million
The Business Software Alliance--a trade group supported by Apple Computer, Intuit, Microsoft and about 20 others--has collected $2.2 million in out-of-court settlements in its annual software piracy sweep. The group targets U.S. companies that violate software licensing and copyright rules. The BSA claims that 22 percent of all commercial software licenses used in the United States have not been paid for, costing the industry more than $6.5 billion annually.
The group's latest piracy sweep led to settlements with 25 companies. The BSA plans to use the proceeds to fund educational initiatives, such as its campaign to discourage kids from using peer-to-peer networks to swap software, games, music and other copyrighted material.
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It's *sharing*, not swapping. There's a big difference. If you disagree, try consulting a dictionary.
i want to know if any company using pirated software of microsoft and adobe like os cs3 pack...in india
and many more so where can i complain this things?
they are also selling computer with pirated version of OS..