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Anti-Piracy News
View All Piracy News- 07.16.2008
Lost Revenues from Software Piracy in Eight States Would Have Been Enough to Fund 54,000 High Tech Workers, Build 100 Schools or Hire 25,000 Police Officers - 07.09.2008
BSA Shining a Brighter Light on Software Piracy - 06.19.2008
IDC Study: The Economic Benefits of Lowering PC Software Piracy - 06.19.2008
Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study
Piracy Statistics and Trends Snapshot
View the Piracy Rate by Region
A number of factors contribute to regional differences in piracy — the strength of intellectual property protection, the availability of pirated software, and cultural differences. In addition, piracy is not uniform within a country; it varies from city to city, industry to industry and demographic to demographic. While efforts to cut piracy in large businesses may be successful, piracy can increase as a result of new users from small businesses entering the market for the first time.
- Piracy Rate by Region, 2006
- North America 22%
- Western Europe 34%
- Asia Pacific 55%
- Middle East/Africa 60%
- Central/Eastern Europe 68%
- Latin America 66%
- European Union 36%
- Worldwide 35%
