BSA ups whistle blowing reward
The Business Software Alliance has raised the reward offered to whistle blowers who report software piracy to $1 million (£500,0o0). The increase in rewards (up from the normal $200,000) ties-in with a new radio and internet advertising campaign initially targeting companies in the US, but expected to be expanded internationally.
According to the BSA’s Jenny Blank: “Businesses often have a million excuses for having unlicensed software on office computers. BSA is now offering up to a million dollars for employees who turn them in.”
Businesses caught with unlicensed software can pay up to $150,000 per violation.
