Corporate Piracy

Corporate software piracy can be defined as the overuse of software in a business setting, typically due to under-licensing of specific software products. In laymen’s terms, corporate piracy tends to occur when a program is loaded onto more PCs than is authorized by the license agreement. Corporate software piracy can also occur though what is known as Client-Server Overuse, or instances when too many employees on a company network are using a central copy of a program simultaneously.

Software Piracy Data


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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.

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