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Software Piracy Accounts For A $34 Billion Loss In 2005
SecurityProNews
Staff Writer
2006-05-23
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$34 billion was the amount of lost money due to software piracy around the world in 2005.
In fact 35% of packaged software installed on PCs globally was illegal according to a study from IDC and the Business Software Alliance (BSA).
Markets such as China, Russia, India, Central/Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa did however show improvement.
"The progress made in reducing PC software piracy in several emerging markets provides some encouragement; however, much more needs to be done," said BSA President and CEO Robert Holleyman. The study found:
-- The four countries with the largest percentage point drop in their piracy rate during the past year were China (4 points), Russia (4 points), Ukraine (6 points) and Morocco (4 points).
-- The countries with the highest piracy rates were Vietnam (90 percent), Zimbabwe (90 percent), Indonesia (87 percent), China (86 percent) and Pakistan (86 percent).
-- The countries with the lowest piracy rates were the United States (21 percent), New Zealand (23 percent), Austria (26 percent) and Finland (26 percent).
The United States lost the largest amount of money at the hands of software piracy - a whopping $6.9 billion.
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