The 2011 BSA Global Software Piracy Study claims a $63 billion global piracy problem with 57% of users admitting they pirate software, but enforcement techniques like whistle blower campaigns and take down notices can yield bad PR. Software Intelligence solutions enable vendors to shine a light on what the BSA calls the “shadow market” by [...]
The BSA issued its ninth annual global piracy study today, revealing that the commercial value of pirated software rose from $58.8 billion in 2010 to $63.4 billion in 2011. The report also finds that 57 percent of computer users admit to pirating software and that the global piracy rate “hovers at 42 percent.” The BSA [...]
One of the best lessons you learn as a parent is to “pick your battles.” You only have so much energy and (emotional) capital to spend so it is important to make sure the battle is on a significant issue and that the outcome will yield positive (hopefully long term) results. Do I care that my [...]
Are your customers using more licenses than allowed under the terms of their license agreement? Are there companies using pirated versions of your software? Just like chess, you need to make the right moves and think ahead to win these battles. Your next move depends where you are on “the board.” We have described software [...]
PC Magazine posted an article today titled, “To Combat Piracy, RapidShare Cuts Download Speeds for Free Users.” Noting that some software vendors are curbing piracy by offering services or benefits that could not be obtained by pirating their software, the article also points out: For the download service RapidShare, the opposite seems true as well: [...]
V.i. Labs hosted a license compliance panel discussion on "Best Practices for Generating, Investigating and Converting License Compliance Opportunities" featuring guest speakers from Dassault Systèmes, Sullivan & Worcester, and Software Compliance Group.
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The 2011 BSA Global Software Piracy Study claims a $63 billion global piracy problem with 57% of users admitting they pirate software, but enforcement techniques like whistle blower campaigns and take down notices can yield bad PR. Software Intelligence solutions enable vendors to shine a light on what the BSA calls the “shadow market” by [...]
Read MoreV.i. Labs’ top customers have identified more than $2.4 billion in revenue recovery opportunity since deploying CodeArmor® Intelligence; a sample of customers sharing results have reported gains of new license revenue of more than $100 million since 2011 using software intelligence data.
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