It also reveals key attitudes and behaviors related to software licensing, intellectual property. Global software piracy study how is global software piracy study abbreviated. Booming pc use in developing countries has driven the market value of pirated software to record levels, an annual idc study for the business software alliance bsa industry lobby group has claimed. According to the may 2007 bsa idc global software piracy study, software piracy has many negative economic consequences, including local software industries crippled by competition with pirated software from abroad, lost tax revenues and jobs from lack of a legitimate market and, decreased business productivity from using unsupported and. May 12, 2009 a fifth of pc software in the us is pirated. Figure 1 shows the relative ranking by piracy rate of six global regions, which consist of 87 countries and six subregions as categorized by idc. For this study, idc used proprietary statistics for software and hardware shipments gathered through.
Protection of intellectual property rights in russia the. Building on bsa s global software survey, this whitepaper, unlicensed software and cybersecurity threats confirms the link between unlicensed software and malware on pcs. Asia pacific is also lower than the aggregate of all eastern european nations, some of which are in the european union and some of which are not. A previous idc bsa study showed that if the global piracy rate were to drop 10 points to 25%, it would create as many as 2. The results from the business software alliances fifth annual study on global software piracy revealed some statistics that would put a smile on any software company executives face. Business software alliance bsa has been studying global trends in pc software piracy for more than a decade. 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. Table 2 shows the countries with the greatest dollarvalue of pirated software. Bsa global software survey in brief a round the world, software has become one of the most. Lets start with the publishing of the seventh annual bsa idc global software piracy study. The extent of the software piracy issue in the united kingdom was highlighted in the sixth annual bsa idc global software piracy study. To compile the report, bsa worked closely with idc, one of the worlds leading independent research firms, to measure, understand, and evaluate licensed and unlicensed software use globally.
This study, produced in collaboration with the international data corporation, tries to estimate the level of infringement of software in different countries, as well as the resulting losses. Jun 01, 2009 dallas, texas prweb june 1, 2009 the business software alliance bsa revenue numbers reported in their sixth annual bsa idc global software piracy study have been widely criticized and with good reason. Software piracy prevention through sms gateway springerlink. Market value of pirated software rises, bsa report says.
In midmay 2010 the business software alliance bsa from the u. May 2009 sixth annual bsa idc global software 08 piracy study 2. Bsa s 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. The analysis, conducted by global research firm idc, finds that the higher the unlicensed pc software rate in a country, the more malware generally encountered on pcs. 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. Bsa global software survey microsoft download center. Europe, yet the losses from software piracy are only four times as much. The bsa global software survey, conducted in partnership with idc, estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers in 20 across more than 110 national and regional economies. Microsoft protects consumers from global online marketplace.
The software piracy rate inched up globally last year, costing the it industry billions of dollars, according to the seventh annual business software alliance idc global software piracy study. Matthew schwartz at informationweek had a nice article in which v. 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. These are among the findings of the sixth annual bsa idc global software piracy study released today by the business software. May 23, 2006 a previous idc bsa study showed that if the global piracy rate were to drop 10 points to 25%, it would create as many as 2. These are the results of the business software alliance s bsa annual study of global trends in software piracy, the fourth conducted by idc, the it industrys leading global market research and forecasting firm. The third annual piracy study by the washingtonbased bsa and framingham, mass. Software alliance bsa study of global trends in software piracy. It also reveals key social attitudes and behaviors related to software licensing, intellectual property. For this study, idc used proprietary statistics for software and hardware shipments. These are the results of the business software alliances bsa annual study of global trends in software piracy, the fourth conducted by idc, the it industrys leading global market research and forecasting firm. This is the fifth annual study conducted by idc, the it industrys leading global. Piracy rate 09 impact of the economic crisis 04 the future of piracy.
The message is that no country is immune from the impact of software piracy. Nov 14, 2008 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. First annual bsa and idc global software piracy study. Bsa has been studying global trends in pc software piracy for more than a decade. The report came as part of the bsas annual global software piracy study. 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 regional economies. Software piracy has increased globally according to the sixth annual bsa idc global software piracy study 2008. The seventh annual bsa and idc global software piracy study found that the rate of software piracy rose by 2 percentage points last year to hit 43. The sixth annual bsaidc global software piracy study found in 2008, the rate of pc software piracy dropped in 57 percent of the 110 countries studied and remained the same in about a third 36. The bsa states that idc has confirmed this by analyzing the ratio of software spending to hardware spending for the countries in the study and finds that, as expected, there is a high correlation. Fourth annual bsa and idc global software piracy study. May 20, 2010 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. 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. A fifth of pc software in the us is pirated help net.
A fifth of pc software in the us is pirated help net security. The analysis, conducted by global research firm idc, finds that the higher the unlicensed pc software rate in a country. The bsa released its sixth annual global piracy study today and we issued our reaction to it. First annual bsa and idc global software piracy study 2003 from publication. The idc global software piracy study covers all packaged software that runs on personal computers, including desktops, laptops, and ultraportables. Its members are among the worlds most innovative companies, creating software solutions that spark the economy and improve modern life. Fourth annual bsa and idc global software piracy study 2006. Bsa study finds pc software piracy declining in emerging. Ninth annual bsa and idc global software piracy study. The sixth annual bsa idc global piracy study shows that were making progress in stopping the illegal use of personal computer pc software products around the world. This is the seventh annual study conducted by international data corporation idc, the it industrys leading global market research and forecasting firm, using the same methodology and standard, reliable data sets. It also reveals key attitudes and behaviors related to software licensing, intellectual property, and emerging technologies based on a global survey of more than 24,000 respondents.
The study methodology involves collecting 182 discrete data inputs and assessing pc and software trends in 116 markets. Security imperative, business opportunity june 2018 bsa global software survey in brief a round the world, software has become one of the most ubiquitous and essential tools businesses use to perform their most fundamental everyday tasks from tracking sales, maintaining books, targeting. Third annual bsa and idc global software piracy study. Business software alliances annual study shows software. However, due to the boom in the rapidly expanding personal computers market in nations with the worst piracy statistics, there was a net increase in piracy rates. Bsas study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on. Bsas global software survey conducted in partnership with idc, estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers in. Business software alliance and idc study shows software.
The bsa global software survey quantifies the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on pcs in 20. The last seven days have been abuzz with software piracy in the news. These are the key findings of the sixth annual bsaidc study of personal computer pc software piracy. The results show that, although cios are aware that using unlicensed software creates security risks, 37 percent. Fifth annual bsa and idc global software piracy study 4 the mix of pc market segments. A higher percent of consumers and small businesses in the customer base tends to drive piracy up. Bsas study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers across more than 110 national. Bsas study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers across more than 110 national and regional economies. The bsaidc study cited technology shits, such as increased deployment of digital rights management drm as one of the forces driving piracy down in many economies. Global software piracy study how is global software. Around 27 percent of software installed in the country are. Sixth annual bsa idc global software piracy study, may 2009 sixth annual bsa idc global software piracy study 7 10. Global software piracy study how is global software piracy. Bsa s study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers across more than 110 national and regional economies.
Bsas global software survey conducted in partnership with idc, estimates the. Software piracy in the uae 2011 bsa global piracy study. May 18, 2010 ok, this isnt specifically software piracy news, but our codearmor platform was selected as a winner of the prestigious codie awards for best drm solution. Sixth annual bsa and idc global software piracy study. Bsa s 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 regional economies. Bsas global software survey underscore the benefits of implementing proven best practices for. Bsa conducted its ninth annual study of global software piracy in partnership with idc and ipsos public affairs, two of the worlds leading independent research firms. 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.
For more information about the bsa visit to report suspected piracy of siemens digital industries software and other bsa member company products directly to the bsa, call the tollfree hotline at 1888no piracy or visit bsa on the web at. Building on bsas global software survey, this whitepaper, unlicensed software and cybersecurity threats confirms the link between unlicensed software and malware on pcs. During may 2012, the business software alliance bsa, described as the voice of the global commercial software industry, published the 2011 bsa global software piracy study. The sixth annual bsa idc global software piracy study found in 2008, the rate of pc software piracy dropped in 57 percent of the 110 countries studied and remained the same in about a third 36. The study, conducted in partnership with idc and ipsos public affairs is based on a survey of 14,700 computer users in 33 countries, including computer users in the uae. Market value of pirated software rises, bsa report says cio. This paper identifies that information and communication technology ict has a negative effect on software piracy rates in addition to consolidating prior research that economic development and the cultural dimension of individualism also negatively affect piracy rates. Top 25 country losses part to the lack of automatic security updates for unlicensed software. Bsa has been heavily criticized about the yearly study it publishes about infringement of software. Market value of pirated software rises, bsa report says booming pc use in developing countries has driven the market value of pirated software to record levels, an annual idc study for the.
Labs was quoted, but we have some additional thoughts. A membership in bsa the software alliance provides you a seat at the table with the worlds. 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. Alliance in partnership with idc, the it industrys. Current information on digital piracy cs1105 group. 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. May 12, 2009 the bsa released its sixth annual global piracy study today and we issued our reaction to it there are some interesting macro level data points in the report the dollar cost of piracy is up. This study, produced in collaboration with the international data corporation, tries to estimate the level of infringement of software in different countries. For a third consecutive year, software piracy rates have remained at 35 per cent, according to research from idc on behalf of the business software alliance bsa and its fourth annual global. Uk has big software piracy problems says bsa report. Fifth annual bsa and idc global software piracy study. Current information on digital piracy cs1105 group reports. But piracy remains a serious problem in all countries.
To report suspected piracy of siemens digital industries software and other bsa member company products directly to the bsa, call the tollfree hotline at 1888no piracy or visit bsa on the web at. This is the fifth annual study conducted by idc, the it industrys leading global market research and forecasting firm. Bsa the software alliance bsa is the leading advocate for the global software industry. Software piracy in the uae 2011 bsa global piracy study al.
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