Software Piracy and Copyright

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The paper examine the rate of piracy in the software industry around the world but focuses on the problem in India. It explores the issue of copyright in relation to software and also examines types of licenses available for software manufacturers.

Paper Outline:
What is Software Piracy?
What is Copyright?
Types of Licenses
What are the Dos and Don'ts of a Licensed Software
Bibliography

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"In the BSA study, eastern Europe was found to have the highest piracy rates, while Vietnam was the worst offending country with an estimated piracy rate of 94 per cent. Despite lower piracy rates, north America, Asia/Pacific and western Europe once again accounted for the bulk of the lost revenues comprising 85 per cent of global losses.
North America continued to be the region with the lowest piracy rate - at 26 per cent - but even that was up one percentage point from 2000. Total losses due to software piracy in the US were more than $1.8bn, down from $2.6bn in 2000."

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