BSA: 36% of World's Installed Software Is Pirated

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 7, 2004 - 6:58am.

Washington, D.C. -- About 36% of all software installed on computers worldwide was pirated in 2003, representing a loss of nearly $29 billion, according to new information from the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an international association representing some of the world's largest software manufacturers. The study found that while $80 billion in software was installed on computers worldwide last year, only $51 billion was legally purchased. In North America, the piracy rate was 23%, with losses totaling more than $7.2 billion. The problem, however, was most prevalent in Eastern Europe, where the piracy rate was 71%, and the Asia/Pacific region, where dollar losses totaled more than $7.5 billion. http://makeashorterlink.com/?L57F23EB8