You mustn't get me wrong, I think the world would be much better without software piracy.

However, until the early 1990s, software piracy was not yet considered a serious problem by most people.

But with the coming of the home computer, software piracy also appeared.

As a result, Microsoft can afford to take a hard line on software piracy.

Depending on the country, in some cases, software piracy might become legal and encouraged.

The debate about software piracy acceptance in developing countries still continues.

The industry claims software piracy to be a big problem, and take measures to counter this.

It is very cheap, because Microsoft wanted to fight the high software piracy rate in those countries.

The trade group's previous estimate of software piracy losses was $13 billion a year.

The companies estimate their annual loss from Canadian software piracy is $175 million.

Its pricing policies also made software piracy irresistible to many.

The main reason for this decision was admittedly the financial losses due to software piracy.

Sure, software piracy was a serious threat and there were lean times, he said in an e-mail interview last week.

Is there any effective way to prevent software piracy?

The policy has been in effect for about five years, he added, but was strengthened last year after software piracy began to receive widespread attention.

Its mission statement is to "reduce software piracy in Canada through education, public policy and enforcement."

Software piracy is wrong, but more flexible policies for selling it would help combat the crime.

The C64 software market had widespread problems with software piracy.

Brazil has also become Latin America's leading software piracy market.

The case also underscored the spread of software piracy.

Software piracy was blooming due to the bad economic situation and the lack of appropriate law regulations.

It was not unusual for a demo group to be openly involved in software piracy.

But software piracy is a growing concern for the industry, especially as foreign nations close the gap with the United States in computer use.

Customs officials said this was the largest Internet software piracy investigation ever conducted across international borders.

These were the company's first products released with copy protection schemes in an attempt to stop software piracy.