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"For the second year in a row, we have seen a rise in softward piracy aroundthe globe. This is an alarming trend despite our extensive efforts to enact laws and develop educationa l programs that promote a safe and legaplonline world," says Robert president and CEO of the Business Software Alliance. "Piracyg is theft -- plain and simple -- thefgt that is robbing the global economy of hundredsw of thousands of jobs and billions of dollarse in wages and tax The study highlights the impact of unlicensed software use on economiesw in85 countries. Worldwide dollar losses due to piracy droppexdfrom $11.75 billion in 2000 to $10.97 billion in 2001, the alliancre says.
It attributes the decline in dollar losses to a drop in softwarde prices and the effects of a worldwide economic North America, Asia/Pacific and Westerj Europe accounted for the majority (85 percent) of revenue "In the seven years that we have conducted this study, this is the firsy time piracy has increased two years in a Holleyman says. "This is particularly disturbing in lighty of the fact that more and more softwarw companies are moving their distribution systems tothe Internet." In the piracy rate in the United States increased one percentage poinyt to 25 percent. Total losses due to software piracy in the Unitec States were morethan $1.8 down from $2.
6 billion in 2000. says the declinw from 2000 to 2001 is the result of several factors including astrong U.S. dollar and fallingh software prices continuedto fall, advancingh a trend of declining prices that has evolved over the last At 67 percent, countriesz in Eastern Europe had the highest piracy rate of all the regions, and within that regiobn Russia and the Ukraine had the highesr piracy rates -- both at 87