BSA: Compensation for illegal software is 1.5 million rubles in 2016.
Moscow, 12.01.2017 (“war and peace – in Addition to agreements totaling almost 1 million rubles, concluded with the companies using unlicensed software in the past year the courts in Poland zasądziły in favor of the producers included in the BSA about 500 thousand. PLN as damages for illegally obtaining the software in order to obtain material benefits or illegal distribution, said the BSA.
“the growing number of applications, but they are growing good, especially because for several years it has become a trend. This means that the solution to the theft of intellectual property consistently decreases, and the use of illegal software is increasingly seen as a manifestation of unfair competition. Part of the resulting BSA filings initiates a process which culminates in the agreement pozasądowa or sentence of court, – said the representative of the organization in Poland Alexander Witucki, quoted in the message.
In 2016, the BS A noted 909 requests from Russia, which represents an increase of almost 100% r/r, are also given.
“Stop by the police in early December resident Moose is one of many examples of the criminal activities carried out with the help of portals, Internet auction. The owner of the business was sold at auction software from an illegal source, the cost of which is estimated at more than 200 thousand. RUB No less significant problem is that unlicensed programs are offered and purchased in tenders in the framework of judicial proceedings on public procurement. Such cases are also, unfortunately, not uncommon. BSA is trying to help people in public administration, in order to avoid such situations or minimize such risks”, – said Witucki.
published in 2016 of the study the BSA Global Software Survey2, it follows that 48 percent of software in Poland is used without the necessary licenses and provides.
BSA (The Software Alliance) is a worldwide organization repre senting the software industry before governments and in the international market.
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