Eastern Europe led the world in software piracy last year, followed closely by the Asia-Pacific region, the only area to see a rise in software copyright infringement, according to a new survey ...

Big vendors such as Microsoft and IBM say that they’re collectively losing billions of dollars a year in software sales because of piracy, and are working together and with government to address the ...

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The results from the Business Software Alliance’s fifth-annual study on global software piracy revealed some statistics that would put a smile on any software company executive’s face: Of the 108 ...

A 10-point drop in the estimated 35 percent global software piracy rate would create 2.4 million jobs and $400 billion in economic growth over four years, according to a study released by a software ...

The study found that for every $1 reduction in software piracy, the Microsoft ecosystem, including channel partners, gained $4.37 in new revenue and $1.13 in lower costs for a total gain of $5.50, ...

In the 2020s we’re used to software being readily accessible, and often free, whether as-in-beer or as-in-speech. This situation is a surprisingly new one, and in an earlier era of consumer software ...

In a bid to encourage Chinese officials to crack down on rampant software piracy in the country, foreign critics are working hard to sell the notion that legal software is good for China’s economy.

This blog is written by Steve Vondran, Esq. IP & Software Lawyer specializing in software piracy and compliance cases which are enforced under the provisions of the ...

ITASCA, Ill., Nov. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Revenera, producer of leading solutions that help technology companies build better products, accelerate time-to-value, and unlock new revenue ...

WASHINGTON -- Software piracy grew last year, breaking six years of progress by software companies to stamp out illegal use, a trade group reports. Enforcement efforts by software makers resulted in ...

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Piracy continues to represent a major thorn in the side of software vendors, with over a third of software installed last year on the world's computers having been pirated ...