Jun 23, 2008 according to the bsas fifthannual study on global software piracy, of the 108 countries that are covered in the may 2008 report, the use of pirated software dropped in 67 countries. If you plan to still work for the company i would recommend a different approach. The trade groups program uses a combination of guilt and cash to persuade employees to rat out their companies or other software pirates for using unlicensed programs. An export document may be required when shipping the required documentation to a microsoft office outside of your country. One day they will be caught using pirated software for thousands of dollars. Jan, 2008 a warning to company directors and senior management for using pirated software. How to report piracy by an organization to microsoft quora. Mar 22, 2015 if you know a company using unlicensed business software, file a report today to be eligible for a cash reward, the holiday ad reads, and there are more examples here. If your personal working place is 100% legal, they do not ask you to use pirated software, pay you the salary, just work and dont think too much. If you have any questions or want to report software piracy by phone call 18003887478. How do i report to microsoft an offer of pirated software.
Decca software company piracy rewards program terms and conditions. Pirated software rampant among personal computer users. In the case of a software piracy report, the source cannot be the employee who loaded the pirated software onto the target company s computers and cannot have directed. We may contact you about your submission to follow up on specific details. Nov 07, 2004 the business software alliance is doubling the maximum reward it will pay to individuals who report companies that are using pirated software. The original purchase receipt of the software or computer, including the date of purchase and the name and address of the seller mail the printed report and documentation to the following address. The business software alliance is doubling the maximum reward it will pay to individuals who report companies that are using pirated software. I know for a fact that my boss will not spend the money for the legal software if i were to bring the issue up, but im very worried this will affect my acceptance into the professional engineers of ontario as its a violation of ethics. The form to report software piracy can be found here. The number that they called is for a business that they setup for a product they are trying to manufacture.
As part of a crackdown on software piracy, the reward being offered to those who blow the whistle on infringements in the runup before dec. All information provided to bsa will be kept confidential. Here is a very startling statistic, according to business software alliance bsa, 21% of software installed on personal computers is pirated. Should i dob in my workplace for using pirate software. Jul 27, 2012 dear lifehacker, at my workplace all the software is pirated.
If so, you could be in for a windfall if you report it to the business software alliance bsa in time. You are about to purchase new software, or recently purchased software. Software piracy is the unauthorized copying or distribution of ed software by duplicating, downloading, sharing, selling, or installing multiple copies onto personal or work computers. A little extra cash can help get you to where you want to be.
Click here to see one software alliance anti piracy advertisement i ran across touting informant rewards up to one million dollars. May 10, 2016 software piracy claims can ruin your business and reward those responsible. Use the button below to report nonvalid use of autodesk software. Pay off your credit card debt by ratting on software pirates.
Unless youre a lawyer, you should retract the statement that employees arent at risk for using company provided pirated software. The software theft must have occurred in the united states or canada, although software theft in other countries might be investigated as well, and the person or company must be sued for using the illegal software. The bsa end user reward program offer applies only to reports of business end user piracy taking place in the united states or canada piracy committed by a company or organization when it installs unlicensed software on computers that it owns or leases for its employees to use in their work. Send us a confidential report of any unauthorized use or copy of decca software company collections max software. Software piracy whistleblowers get bigger rewards cnet. Software piracy claims can ruin your business and reward. Report unlicensed software, bsa malaysia home facebook. It is part of a new campaign to draw negligent and conniving businesses out of the shadows. Single cases of piracy are referred to the software maker in question. It sounds like your company has a very short sided approach to. Using unlicensed software is illegal and increases security risks. Be part of the antipiracy solution and report software piracy confidentially at nopiracy. And they will be forced, by a judge, to pay those thousands of dollars. South african companies nailed for using pirated software.
Be part of the anti piracy solution and report software piracy confidentially at nopiracy. The business software alliance bsa yesterday announced that it will increase its efforts to shine a brighter light on software piracy, which the organization reports is a serious problem that hurts the u. Genuine autodesk report counterfeit sellers and piracy. Unlicensed and counterfeit software use is a global problem.
The manufacturing outfit reportedly used commercial software without a. According to the bsas fifthannual study on global software piracy, of the 108 countries that are covered in the may 2008 report, the use of pirated software dropped in 67 countries. For example, when switching tabs, drawing lines, copying and pasting things, or zooming. It requires proof that companies are using more than one pirated brand of software before it begins legal proceedings on behalf of its members. During 2016, bsa said it received 230 reports alleging that member companies were using unlicensed software. The results from the business software alliances fifthannual study on global software piracy revealed some statistics that would put a smile on any software company executives face. Please call our microsoft careline at 800 852 3543 and select option 2 to report your piracy complaint. To add to the discomfort, the reason youre using this software in fact, the reason you were hired is because you know it really well. It sounds like your company has a very short sided approach to how they perform computer maintenance.
The bsa a trade group supported by microsoft, adobe. Laws like rico can be used to prosecute individuals that are members of organizations with a pattern 2 or more of criminal offenses. Do you work for a business thats pirating software for its own internal use. How to report a company that uses pirated software. If youve been a victim of piracy or find a website you suspect may be selling or distributing nonvalid autodesk products, help others by reporting the seller.
Are you concerned you might be a victim of counterfeit software. The form can be used to report organizations of any kind. If your business is knowingly using pirated software or even if youre not 100% confident its not, you must read this to learn the expensive hot water your business can get into if you get caught. The fines might put the company out of business, or reduce the number of people it can employ. As a gesture in support of the current government initiatives against software piracy, the bsa is pleased to announce an increase to the bsa reward to rm50,000 for a limited time period until the end of april, for any information leading to a successful enforcement actions against any company using pirated software in their business. They called in a panic yesterday because someone from solidworks had called them saying that they found he was using pirated software. Your next company is likely to have some pirated software as well, even if they dont realize it, and they wont want you doing the same thing.
The ad links to a scary looking site that allows one to file a confidential report or call a friendly woman with a headset. There must be an enduser license agreement visible onscreen when setup is first run. Customs officers raided the company s office on february 19 last year and seized 21 computers installed with pirated computer software. Most reports came via bsas no piracy portal from current or. In fact, currently in practice is a campaign called no piracy, in which the bsa advertises on popular social channels the ability for whistleblowers to receive a cash reward and take a dream vacation for reporting unlicensed business software.
Business software alliance increases efforts in campaign. Reward scheme to combat illegal use of software in business. Ministry intensifies enforcement efforts to keep software. Each lead is taken very seriously and investigated. What they use is not your business, for as long as this does not affect you.
A case like this may force this company to liquidation, if they dont have enough money to pay the fees, and probably they dont. We may use the information you provide to investigate and take appropriate action against businesses who sell counterfeit software. No piracy is an initiative of bsa the software alliance. Payment of the reward must be otherwise consistent with the objectives of the decca software company antipiracy program.
The automated piracy reporting site requires me to enter the date i purchased the software, but i never did, all i received was an email so it never completes my report. If the violation is small, the penalty may only be that they will be required to purchase as many copies of the software as were pirated, at twice the full list price plus damages, depending on. These raids happen because the business software alliance bsa gives huge rewards 250,000 baht to people who report companies using or some rival who are candidates to contact the bsa, turn them in and collect their reward. Sep 12, 2011 if that software is the microsoft windows operating system, the computer should be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity coa. I find it frustrating that my boss who it quite wealthy insists on us using illegal software.
In india what is the email or other contact details to report the use of pirated software please share the details to report the pirated software used by a company this thread is locked. Software piracy whistleblowers get bigger rewards zdnet. You could report this company anonymously to the federation against software theft. But that doesnt mean the bsa wouldnt pay it, if the right. If you know a company using unlicensed business software, file a report.
If any of these elements are missing, the product may be pirated. Get answers to frequently asked questions about protecting yourself from nonvalid. Disgruntled employees have an incentive to report their employers thanks to the bsa. The reward one can qualify for is determined by the size of the settlement paid by the company pirating software, or the size of awarded damages in the instance of a dispute heading into court. If a report is submitted over the internet, you, the source, must completely and accurately complete the entire corporate enduser piracy report form, including a valid email address. If they ask you to use pirated software, you have two. Just recently, the bsa started gives rewards to employees among other individuals who report businesses companies using pirated software. According to the business software alliance, software piracy is defined as the unauthorized copying or distribution of ed software. My employer is using pirated software, should i report it. My employer is using pirated software both cad and office software, which is obviously very unethical. The manufacturing outfit reportedly used commercial software without a proper license. May 30, 2017 kuala lumpur, may 31, 2017 bsa the software alliance bsa today presented rm20,000 as reward to an informant who provided bsa with information which led to a successful raid against a sarawakbased precision engineering company in kuching for their suspected illegally using unlicensed software in the course of conducting their business. If a company is caught with illegal software, they can expect to be vigorously prosecuted. Bsa compliance solutions supports our members and their customers by partnering with key stakeholders around the world to raise awareness of the risk of malware, ransomware, and other critical security.
Software piracy rates fell in 67 countries in 2007. The bsa a trade group supported by microsoft, adobe systems and other major software makers to enforce software licenses and sannounced on friday that it is raising the ceiling on payments to uk. Aug 22, 2016 sometimes, if your engineering company or architecture firm is using autocad, the software will crash. Report now report nonvalid sellers if youve been a victim of piracy or find a website you suspect may be selling or distributing nonvalid autodesk products, help others by reporting the seller. A warning to company directors and senior management for using pirated software. It is no longer just the average consumer that might wind up in court for using pirated software. How did autodesk find out about our software piracy. Apr 30, 2020 the bsa offers a financial reward for reporting pirated software if certain conditions are met. Software piracy claims can ruin your business and reward those responsible. If you know a company using unlicensed business software, file a report today to be eligible for a cash reward. In order to investigate your software piracy report, you will need to provide the name and address of the company being reported, what software is being pirated, and how you know the software is pirated. How should i report my company for piracyunlicensed. Corporate enduser piracy occurs when software is installed on an organizations computers without the proper licenses from the software publisher.
Pirated software and why you should avoid it shareware. Not only is there a reward to compensate you for your trouble, there are compelling reasons why and how pirated software can affect you personally. Unless otherwise required by law, it is our strict policy to keep all information about you confidential. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. You can report piracy of windows or other microsoft software products through the reporting piracy link at the microsoft piracy website. But the bsa claims that piracy in emerging, fastgrowing pc markets caused overall numbers to worsen and dollar losses from piracy to rise to. The form should be used to report the use of pirated software within a company, a school, a trade association, or any other kind of organization. Business software alliances annual study shows software. They told him his options are to pay 4000 dollars for licensing or deal with their legal department. Neither the source nor any family member or relative must have been employed by siia or its member companies within the twoyear period before the decision to award any reward. Informant receives rm20,000 reward from bsa for reporting the.
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