Top software pirates revealed by BSA study

“The evidence is clear: The way to lower software piracy is by educating businesses and individuals about what is legal; and ramping up enforcement of intellectual property laws to send clearer deterrent signals to the marketplace.”

No. This is like seeing thefts are higher in jewellery stores than supermarkets,and assuming it's due to people not being hungry.
 
I would have guessed around 90% of the world's personal computers would have at least 1 pirated item on them.
 
I am sorry but what?

"Ipsos Public Affairs conducted the research for BSA by surveying approximately 15,000 PC users in 32 countries. This included 400 to 500 in-person or online interviews per country."

Only 15000?? BS Survey then. Not enough people. I bet those that use legal stuff are your mom's and dad's at home who would never do these sort of surveys.

Roughly 478 people per country :-/. Not enough to be accurate at all.
 
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Arrrgghh me hearties!

The way to lower software piracy is by educating businesses and individuals about what is legal;
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Wrong - the way to lower piracy is to lower the cost of the software!
 
I view the BSA much like I view the SABC's TV-license slogan:
"Pay yours, make a difference". A difference to what? They have more registered license payers than ever, yet the SABC TV content is worse than genital warts.

MS products get pirated left/right/center, yet MS made $23-billion in net-profit for 2011 (up from 2010). The BSA would have a lot more cred if they actually assisted smaller developing software companies with piracy, instead of trying to look relevant in they eyes of companies like MS, who've done a lot more in-house to curb piracy than the BSA have done with their 10,000 stating-the-obvious-surveys.
 
gregmcc said:
Wrong - the way to lower piracy is to lower the cost of the software!
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i would never steal something that is free.

also, how did they do the survey? "hi, this is the bsa, we stamp out software piracy by fining and/or imprisoning the guilty ones. we're doing a survey at the moment. do you pirate software? if yes, how? and where do you live?"
 
South Africa in at 5%. So I guess we are ok then:D
 
gregmcc said:
Wrong - the way to lower piracy is to lower the cost of the software!
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Actually thats also not true either. There was a study done a while ago with "World of Goo". Its price was very low on release and at some point they were selling it for "minimum of $1" (you could specify your own amount). It had no DRM and yet it was one of the most pirated games at the time.

People are even pirating iPhone apps that costs $0.99.
 
alll I can say is that the BSA chose their name well cos they are masters of Bull $h!t.
 
Anyone who believes anything from the BSA (Bull Sheet Alliance), deserves to be a GOP representative.
 
lol, they could always try making more software affordable.
 
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