BSA Australia doubles reward for reporting piracy
With Australian software piracy figures still at 31 percent, the software industry is stepping up its efforts to tackle piracy. The Business Software Association of Australia (BSAA) is doubling the potential reward for people who report the use of illegal software within Australian businesses.
According to research firm, IDC the piracy rate in Australia equates to AUS $480 million of lost revenue for software vendors. Research also suggested that ethics are increasingly weighing on the minds of companies; with 42 pecent of businesses worrying that customers would turn away if they knew their supplier was using illegal software.
