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Software Piracy on the Rise
The Business Software Alliance recently reported that software piracy grew overall last year on a worldwide basis; 41% of all installed software in 2008 was pirated, as compared to 38% the previous year. While there has been some success in reducing piracy in countries such as China (dropped from 90% to 80%) and Russia (dropped 5 percentage points to 68%), the numbers remain relatively high. Seven countries were found to have piracy rates of 90% or higher. The U.S. has the lowest rate of piracy (20%), although this translates into significant dollar losses given that the U.S. sells more software than any other country in the world.
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