Malaysia is trying to stop the software piracy. First they only caught the people selling pirated software on the street. Now there will also be legal actions against companies. Severe punishments are waiting for those who steal software.
"Operation Genuine" will involve some 300 officers from the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry as well as software experts from the Business Software Alliance (BSA), which represents U.S. software publishers, it said.
The International Intellectual Property Alliance estimates that U.S. trade losses due to the piracy of movies, music, software and publishing materials in Malaysia last year rose to $316.5 million from $140 million in 2000.
The fight against software piracy is becoming more and more important. Many companies are losing money and they put pressure on governments to take action. Maybe lowering the prices in those countries could help too. Check out the entire article here.
Source: Reuters
