BSA (Business Software Alliance) and the IDC, the U.S. local time July 7 to a survey published in 2003, software piracy losses to software vendors a 29 billion U.S. dollars, up more than doubled.
BSA and IDC said global computer software installed on about 36% of all pirated software. According to the amount of loss calculation, the problem of piracy in Western Europe, the most serious piracy losses up to 96 billion dollars, followed by Asia and North America.
BSA on P2P file-swapping networks rapid increase of pirated software were condemned, the agency in charge of the Asia-Pacific division, said Hardy, P2P networks have become a major problem plaguing us.
Vietnam's software piracy rate of 92%, is the world's worst piracy rate overall, followed by 91% in Ukraine, Indonesia, 88% and 87% in Zimbabwe and Russia. Hardy to Vietnam, India, Thailand, as the need to strengthen efforts to combat software piracy in Asia. He said that we need these countries are more stringent enforcement actions.
Calculated by region in 2003, Asia 53% installed on the computer software is pirated software, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Western Europe, North America, the figures were 70%, 63%, 55%, 36% and 23%. Ha Di said, but losses to software vendors is the largest in Western Europe, North America and Asia, because the large size of these markets, and increasing use of the developed countries the higher the price of the software.
Hardy said that the Government in the Asia Pacific region are hoping to develop a strong IT industry. To achieve this goal, no doubt, they need to continue to reduce the software piracy rate, which in turn will benefit the Asian economy.
Hardy said, Singapore, China Taiwan Province, Malaysia, South Korea in the fight against software piracy have made progress.