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| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Business Software Alliance |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is a trade group representing a number of the world's largest software makers. It is funded through membership dues based on member company's software revenues and through settlements from companies it successfully brings action against.
Its principal activity is fighting unauthorized copying of software -- a crime it claims costs the software industry over $11 billion each year. The BSA employs a team of over 100 lawyers and investigators which it uses to prosecute "thousands of cases a year" in conjunction with local law enforcement. The majority of these cases are reported either through one of its 65 piracy hotlines or in online report form. When the BSA finds cases of software piracy, it assesses heavy monetary penalties. Some companies have switched to free software after having to pay large fines.
The BSA has been criticised for its aggressive tactics in forcing small businesses to allow BSA members onto their premises for audits and for its presumption of guilt until an audit proves one innocent. Among the more provocative approaches the BSA has taken is the Bust Your Boss! campaign which has appeared in print, email, online, and billboards:
Bust Your Boss!Is your current or former employer using pirated software in their office? Hit em where it really hurts report their illegal software use today.
Anyone wishing to use IP blocking to stop the Business Software Alliance accessing their website might find these addresses useful:
Members
External links
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Business Software Alliance."
Crosswords: BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE |
| Specialty definitions using "BUSINESS SOFTWARE ALLIANCE": BSA ♦ Federation Against Software Theft ♦ software audit, software theft. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Malaysia | For example, in July 2000, MDTCA and the Business Software Alliance (BSA) launched "Crackdown 2000" targeting corporate use of unlicensed software. (references) |
Guatemala | The Government of Guatemala and the local representative of the Business Software Alliance (BSA) are working hard to prevent computer software piracy. (references) | |
Denmark | Software piracy is expected to decline due to recent successful efforts by, among others, the international software company-owned Business Software Alliance. (references) | |
Political Economy | HUNGARY | Local groups such as the Business Software Alliance and the Hungarian Anti-Piracy Association are funded in part by manufacturers associations (e.g., Motion Picture Association) and are working to reduce the level of piracy, in cooperation with Hungarian law enforcement. (references) |
MOROCCO | In the last two years, Microsoft, the Business Software Alliance, and the Moroccan Bureau for the Rights of the Author have participated in an antipirating campaign, which according to private studies has reduced the level of software pirating from almost 90 percent in 1995 to about 60 percent in 2000. According to the same study, financial losses in the software industry are between $6 to 6.5 million. (references) | |
PERU | The Business Software Alliance (BSA) estimates that software piracy fell from 86 percent in 1994 to 63 percent in 1999, though some estimates now put the figure back at 70 percent in 2001. The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) estimates that video piracy fell from 95 percent in 1995 to 50 percent in 1998. During the same period, piracy of sound recordings increased slightly from 83 percent to 85 percent. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
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| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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