software piracy

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  How businesses can avoid software piracy: BSA

  Software piracy can be avoided with appropriate software asset management (SAM) procedures in place, according to the Business Software Alliance (BSA).

• BSA targets Perth with Software Compliance Check

  Small to medium businesses in Perth are being asked to check if their software is legit during a new campaign by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) Australia.

• BSA fines Melbourne engineering firm $150,000

  The Business Software Alliance has fined a Melbourne engineering company $150,000 for allegedly using software without a licence in an out of court settlement.

• Software piracy awareness continues to rise: BSA

  The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has found that Australians are becoming more active in their reporting of software piracy with some 161 reports of illegals software use received by the organisation last year.

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  Reports of software piracy on the rise: BSA

  The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has announced the results of its ‘Feeling uncomfortable at work’ campaign, with the number of Australian workers who reported piracy in their workplace increasing by 17 times.

• The cloud will ‘change piracy’: BSAA

  Moving software to the cloud will have an impact on the piracy industry, according to co-chair of the Business Software Alliance of Australia (BSAA), Clayton Noble.

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  One in four software installs pirated in 2009: BSA

  One in four instances of software installed in Australia during 2009 were pirated, according to a new research report produced by IDC.

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  IT departments need software compliance officer: BSAA

  Having a member of an IT department responsible for software asset management is vital if businesses are to avoid mistakenly using pirated software or losing track of licences.

• BSAA, Microsoft want Aussie software piracy cops

  The Business Software Alliance Australia — a group which represents software companies on intellectual property issues — has called for government to create specialised cyber cops who would track down software pirates and bring them to justice.

• U.S. government to crack down on piracy

  U.S. President Barack Obama's administration will seek to aggressively enforce its intellectual property laws by putting pressure on countries that don't shut down piracy Web sites and by requiring all government contractors to check for illegal software, the White House announced.

• Irish ISP launches pilot program aimed at file sharers

  Irish ISP Eircom launched a three-month pilot program on Monday that will see those who repeatedly share files under copyright cut off from their Internet service.

• Rampant piracy affects open source in Africa

  Rampant software piracy and lack of awareness of the benefits of using open-source software have contributed to the slow uptake of software services in Eastern and Southern Africa.

• Software piracy rate up 2% in 2009, study finds

  Expanding PC sales in emerging market is increasing the rate of software piracy, according to a recent study by industry watchers.

• UK legal firm faces investigation over net piracy letters

  A legal firm which has accused a number of Brits of illegally file-sharing, is being investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

• Illegal downloading using corporate networks on the up

  The number of office workers using their corporate network to illegally file-share has increased, says ScanSafe.