Chinas piracy rate dropped four percentage points for the second consecutive year and. The business software alliance bsa revenue numbers reported in their sixth annual bsaidc global software piracy study have been widely criticized and with good reason. The idc global software piracy study covers all packaged software that runs on personal computers, including desktops, laptops and ultraportables. Software piracy refers to the illegal copying of software and is a persistent issue that has significantly increased in magnitude in recent years crittenden et al, 2007. New research forecasts the staggering cost of cybercrime.
Pc software piracy was on the upswing in 2008 for the second year in a row, because pc shipments grew fastest in highpiracy countries like china and india, according to a study released tuesday. Bsas study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers across more than 110 national and regional economies. The purpose of this study is to understand the software piracy from islamic perspective. The study, focused on the benefits of reducing piracy in 70 countries, is a slight change in focus from past bsaidc studies. A 2008 idc study predicted that lowering pc software piracy by 10 points over four years would create 600,000 additional new jobs worldwide. Software piracy rate remains steady in 2005 infoworld. Global pc software piracy up because of china, india. This study, produced in collaboration with the international data corporation.
Table 2 shows the countries with the greatest dollarvalue of pirated software. But piracy remains a serious problem in all countries. Working together, government and industry can help the world. According to the fifth annual bsa and idc global software piracy study, the piracy level of personal computers pc dropped in many countries in 2007. That projection has been confirmed by actual experience. In more than half the countries studied, piracy was. Chinas piracy rate dropped four percentage points for the second consecutive year and has dropped ten percentage points in the last three years, from 92% in 2003 to 82% in 2006. Kenyas software piracy rate fell by onepercentage point last year to settle at 79percent according to the seventh annual global software piracy study released by the business software alliance bsa, an international association representing the global software industry, in partnership with market research firm international data corporation. Bsas global software survey conducted in partnership with idc, estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers in 2015, across more than 110 national and. These are among the findings of the fifth annual global pc software piracy study released today by the business software alliance bsa, an international association representing the software industry and.
Bsa and idc first conducted a software piracy impact study in 2003. May 2009 sixth annual bsaidc global software 08 piracy study 2. Table 2 shows the countries with the greatest dollar. Software piracy in the uae 2011 bsa global piracy study. Fourth annual bsa and idc global software piracy study. Business software alliance and idc study shows software. A previous idcbsa study showed that if the global piracy rate were to drop 10 points to 25%, it would create as many as 2. John gantz, chief research officer at idc, notes that consumers with reduced spending power may hold on. This includes operating systems, systems software such as databases and security packages, business applications and consumer applications such as pc games, personal finance and reference software.
Comparing software piracy in south africa and zambia using. A higher percent of consumers and small businesses in the customer base tends to drive piracy up. Global software piracy study blogs, comments and archive news on. Rates of pirated software ranged from a high of 93% in armenia to a low of 20% in the united states, according to the 2007 bsa and idc global software piracy study. Fourth annual bsa and idc global software piracy study 5 some observations from this years study. Read more about software in network worlds software section. Alliance in partnership with idc, the it industrys. The bsa global software survey, conducted in partnership with idc, estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers in 20. This study examines crossnational differences in relation to software piracy between a zambian and a south africa student sample on components of banduras social cognitive theory. The idcnus study was released as part of microsofts play it safe campaign, a global initiative to create greater awareness of the connection between cybersecurity breaches, malware and. Fifth annual bsa and idc global software piracy study 4 the mix of pc market segments. The study notes the global economic recession is having a mixed impact on software piracy.
Sixth annual bsa and idc global software piracy study bsa the. Bsas global software survey conducted in partnership with idc, estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers in 2017, across more than 110 national and regional economies. Third annual bsa and idc global software piracy study. Over half of the worlds personal computer users 57 percent admit to pirating software.
Bsas global software survey conducted in partnership with idc, estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers in 2017, across more than 110. Since then, six countries have lowered their piracy. Study finds software piracy rife in australia idm magazine. Given the link between unlicensed software and malware infections, this creates enormous cyberrisk. Chip taylor the business software alliance bsa, in conjunction with global market intelligence firm idc, released its seventh annual study on software piracy on tuesday. These are the key findings of the sixth annual bsaidc study of personal computer pc software piracy. Idc study points to big benefits from software piracy.
Bsas firstofitskind framework is a flexible and holistic approach to guide and assess efforts to enhance software security. The sixth annual bsaidc global piracy study shows that were making progress in stopping the illegal use of personal computer pc software products around the world. Software piracy on the rise, study finds informationweek. These are the key findings of a global software piracy study released.
Its a useful insight that offers interesting data about the business development opportunities some. Asia pacific is also lower than the aggregate of all eastern. Bsas global software survey underscore the benefits of implementing. Bsa has been heavily criticized about the yearly study it publishes about infringement of software. Consumers with reduced spending power will likely delay purchasing new computers. According to a business software alliance study of global trends in software piracy, in 2005. Software piracy rate up 2% in 2009, study finds cio. Opsec protects your entire brand continuum, covering every facet of your products life cycle. Current information on digital piracy cs1105 group. Kenyas software piracy rate fell by onepercentage point last year to settle at 79percent according to the seventh annual global software piracy study released by the business software alliance bsa, an international association representing the global software industry, in partnership with market research firm international data corporation idc. Expanding internet access driving software piracy, study says. The 2009 bsaidc global pc software piracy study identi fied a number of trends in the use and impact of unlicensed.
In may 2009, idc and business software alliance released their sixth annual global software piracy study. This information sheet discusses the rates of software piracy in selected countries around the world. Global software piracy rates remain at 35 per cent, for the third year, despite progress in china, according to research from idc the battle against software piracy seems to be making little. Global software piracy study latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Siemens digital industries software provides information and resources to help you and your organization. Bsa study finds pc software piracy declining in emerging. Global software piracy australian institute of criminology. Global pc software piracy up because of china, india cio. First annual bsa and idc global software piracy study bsa the. A fifth of pc software in the us is pirated help net. An earlier idcbsa study indicated that if a drop in the piracy rate of 10 points to 25% would create as many as 2. The bsaidc global software piracy study covers piracy of all packaged software that runs on personal computers, including desktops, laptops and ultraportables. In 2007, consumers accounted for 55% of the pc market in chile, and 65% in thailand, but only 33% of the market in egypt, and 24% in south africa.
The global economic recession is having a mixed impact on software piracy, according to idc. Worldwide, 35% of all software put into use on pcs was pirated. Europe, yet the losses from software piracy are only four times as much. New research exposes the state of global software piracy.
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