Software industry advocacy group, the BSA|The Software Alliance, reached a record settlement of $200,000 with a Sydney-based engineering firm in 2016 which saw a record total amount of $589,000 in damages obtained in the year for the use of unlicensed software in Australia.
Software industry advocacy group, the BSA|The Software Alliance, has settled three court cases in Australia, awarded a total of $58,000 in damages following the unlicensed use of software programmes owned by its members - Adobe, Autodesk and Microsoft - in breach of copyright law.
After three years, the Business Software Alliance has suddenly resurfaced with a report on software piracy. The report is important for what it doesn't reveal, rather than the tired old mantra that it tries to spin. It has a new name too: BSA|The Software Alliance.
About 20% of Australian computer users are using unlicensed software, despite the link between unlicensed software and the risk of cyberattacks.
West Australian businesses have topped settlements for unlicensed software use in Australia, with WA manufacturing businesses Gastech and Offsite held accountable by ex-employees for unlicensed software use.
The Software Alliance (BSA) has settled seven cases of illegal software usage in Australia so far this year, to the value of $147,000.
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