Global piracy now at 40 percent. (World).The Business Software Alliance (BSA 1. BSA - Business Software Alliance. 2. BSA - Bidouilleurs Sans Argent. ) recently announced that global software piracy The illegal copying of software for distribution within the organization, or to friends, clubs and other groups, or for duplication and resale. The software industry loses billions of dollars each year to piracy, and although it may seem innocent enough to install an application on a increased from 37 percent in 2000 to 40 percent in 2001. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the BSA's seventh annual independent study on the subject, the ten markets with the highest piracy piracy, robbery committed or attempted on the high seas. It is distinguished from privateering in that the pirate holds no commission from and receives the protection of no nation but usually attacks vessels of all nations. rates have actually seen decreases or remained stable, but rates in regions like Malaysia Malaysia (məlā`zhə), independent federation (2005 est. pop. 23,953,000), 128,430 sq mi (332,633 sq km), Southeast Asia. The official capital and by far the largest city is Kuala Lumpur; Putrajaya is the adminstrative capital. , India and the Philippines saw significant increases. The U.S. continues to have the lowest piracy rate, at 26 percent, up one percent from 2000. Although piracy has increased around the globe, total dollar losses are down, from $11.75 billion in 2000 to $10.97 billion in 2001. The BSA attributes this phenomenon to lower software prices and the "worldwide economic slowdown For articles with similar titles, see Slow Down (disambiguation). A slowdown is an industrial action in which employees perform their duties but seek to reduce productivity or efficiency in their performance of these duties. ." The BSA (which was founded in the U.S. but runs programs in 65 countries and maintains regional offices in Washington, D.C., London and Singapore) bases its findings on data collected from two sources: software shipment information supplied by BSA's member companies, and market figures from MetaFacts, Inc., a tech market research firm.
The World's Highest Piracy Rates
(percentage of market consumed by pirated product)
2000 001
Vietnam 97 94
China 94 92
Indonesia 89 88
Ukraine/Other CIS 89 87
Russia 88 87
Pakistan 83 83
Lebanon 83 79
Qatar 81 78
Nicaragua 78 78
Bolivia 81 77
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