Software right violation in Russia reduced greatly, says the new report of Business Software Alliance, the global organization dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world.
BSA presented its annual report on the levels of software piracy in the world. The research found that Russia led the way with a one-year drop of seven points to 73%, and a five-year drop of 14 points. Russia’s piracy rate is decreasing at a fast pace as a result of legalization programs, government engagement and enforcement, user education, and an improved economy.
Of the 108 countries included in the study, PC software piracy dropped in sixty-seven countries and rose in only eight. Among nations studied, Russia’s piracy rate dropped a remarkable seven percentage points to 73% from 2006 to 2007. This reduction is the result of legalization programs by IT vendors, enforcement and education by the Russian government, and, an overall improvement in the country’s economy that helped drive a 22% surge in personal disposable income in 2007.
“Russia had a phenomenal year, with the piracy rate dropping seven points in 2007. Ongoing legalization programs on the part of vendors and the government had an impact and also lowered piracy in the installed base. In addition, Russian police authorities increased the criminal enforcement against resellers and commercial users of illegal software while some of the distribution networks that sold pirated software have switched to legitimate software distribution. Rapid economic growth and the rise in disposable income are prompting consumers to re-evaluate the trade off between the risk of using pirated software and the cost of legitimate software. Were it not for an increase in software deployments to the installed base of older PCs compared to last year, the Russia rate might have been even lower. The legitimate PC software market grew more than 100% in 2007.”
From “Global Piracy Study 2007” by Business Software Alliance
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