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+-   Flaws in a BSA software piracy report?-> on Friday July 18 2008, @10:17AM Ian Lamont

Submitted by Ian Lamont on Friday July 18 2008, @10:17AM
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Ian Lamont writes "The Business Software alliance has just released its state piracy study (full PDF here). The BSA says that one in five pieces of software in use in the United States is unlicensed, and notes that piracy rates are highest in Ohio (27%). However, as noted by the Industry Standard, there are problems with the state study, and the way the BSA is presenting the data: the study only includes eight states, and it is making some questionable connections, including the claim that lost state and local tax revenue from piracy would have been enough to 'hire nearly 25,000 experienced police officers.'"
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