Software piracy in africa

The study examines the effect of software piracy on inclusive human development in 11 african countries for which software piracy data is available for the. It news africa up to date technology news, it news, digital news, telecom news, mobile news, gadgets news, analysis and reports. How piracy is addressed in south africa in the computer. How microsoft plans to fight windows piracy in south africa. Comparing software piracy in south africa and zambia using. Four steps to stop software piracy at your company techrepublic. These findings show that little progress has been made in reducing the software piracy rate in east and southern africa and there is much more work to be done, said dale waterman, chair, bsa. Sadly, the companies paid more from using unlicensed software than they would if they had used legitimate software. The software piracy rate reports the proportion of installed software that is. The business software alliance bsa has revealed that software piracy on personal computers pc in zimbabwe is the highest in subsaharan africa. Consequences of software piracy the losses suffered as a result of software piracy directly affect the profitability of the software industry.

Microsoft has launched an initiative to combat software piracy. Last year south african companies coughed up more than r3. The impact of software piracy on inclusive human development. Evidence from africa, working papers of the african governance and development institute.

Shipping traffic between africa, the caribbean, and europe began to soar in the 18th century, a model that was known as triangular trade, and was a rich target for piracy. Why sa is leading africa in fighting software piracy. Mar 12, 2014 microsoft south africa and the hawks have successfully arrested and convicted local software pirates, the company said on wednesday 12 march 2014. Piracy attacks on merchant vessels threaten the freedom and unhindered operation of international shipping and trade, particularly off the coast of somalia, in the region of the. Legitimate microsoft resellers are losing millions of rands a month to rogue dealers selling unlicensed software at cutthroat prices. File photo the rate of software piracy in south africa has remained constant over the past year, despit a doubling in the local pc market. The study examines the effect of software piracy on inclusive human development in 11 african countries for which software piracy data is available for the period 20002010. Software is making a profound impact on the eu economy, contributing close to 1 trillion to the eus gdp, millions of softwareindustry related jobs, and billions. The programme, according to the company, is called wi. Microsoft tackles software piracy in africa punch newspapers.

The programme, according to the company, is called windows pc. In africa, while piracy in somalias gulf of aden is currently on the decline, it has spread to west africa. Suggested by adrev for a 3rd party jim davies ticking timebomb official music video. Four steps to stop software piracy at your company.

While the global rate of software piracy stands at around 42 percent, in africa it is. Article pdf available december 2015 with 161 reads how we measure reads. Thats according to a june 2018 software alliance report. Dec 02, 20 based on findings by bsa the software alliance conducted in late 2012, the wef states that a 10% decrease of software piracy in south africa over four years would create 1 650 hightech jobs, r9 091 million in new economic activity, and r967 million in new taxes by 20. Pc affordability in africa initiative, a programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of microsoft software piracy in africas emerging markets. Software piracy on the rise in africa biznis africa. Counterfeiting and piracy involve a range of illicit activities that infringe intellectual property rights ipr over trademarks, s, patents, design rights, and so on. Software piracy in zimbabwe, highest in subsaharan africa.

Why sa is leading africa in fighting software piracy itweb. Because of the money lost to pirates, publishers have fewer resources to devote to research and development of new products, have less revenue to justify lowering software prices and are forced to pass. To implement the initiative, the organisation is working with its major pc partners, acer, asus, dell, intel, lenovo, smd technologies and mustek to improve the uptake and affordability of genuine software. Fighting piracy and microsofts clean network microsoft south africas main approach to limiting piracy is a combination of enforcement and education, both in the channel and with consumers and. The bsa last may embarked on an international software piracy sweeps week an aggressive, worldwide campaign designed to clean up software piracy in businesses and organisations in all sectors. Internet piracy criminal, civil penalties in south africa. Pdf attitudes towards software piracy in south africa. According to the 2010 global software piracy study, run by the business software alliance bsa, the countrys piracy rate remained at 35% in 2010, while the commercial value.

So far we have protected hundreds of local movies during the critical prerelease phase. Apr 29, 2014 how piracy is addressed in south africa in the computer society. Sadly, the companies paid more from using unlicensed software. None of the movies sent through our platform so far have leaked, explains custostech marketing manager, petrus malherbe. Something as innocent as installing a program on more than one computer, if the copy was intended for only one computer, can constitute. In the kenyan market alone, microsoft estimates the proportion of pirated software to be 78% with a commercial value of 12 billion kenyan shillings about 120 million dollars. Software firms are getting serious about stopping piracy, and some companies have been caught in the crossfire. In its june 2018 report, the software alliance reported that the overall rate of pirated software across the middle east and africa was 56 percent, the region also has several countries that rate as the highest users of unlicensed software with libya and zimbabwe tipping the scale at 90 and 89 percent respectively. This includes anything from music, movies, and video games, to document software such as microsoft office, adobe, and imaging programs. S outh africa has better measures in place to tackle software piracy when compared to its african peers this is the view of an international data corporation idc expert responding to a software alliance bsa survey, conducted earlier this year, which claimed a one percentagepoint drop in the use of unlicensed software in south africa since 2011. Most of these reports came from the bsas no piracy portal from current and former employees. Software piracy is the unauthorized copying or distribution of ed software.

In countries such as algeria, the rate is 85%, in cameroon it is 82% and. Dec 12, 2019 an estimated 56% of software in the middle east and africa is pirated. The sample was selected based on the vastly different software piracy rates between zambia 82% and south africa 35% and the fact that software piracy rates are higher amongst student groups. Feb 17, 2017 it is very helpful for both parties, microsoft knows the importance of letting its software being pirated in 2nd and third world countries, the wages in these countries make an original software a luxury, but it locks the new consumers in a sort. This can be done by copying, downloading, sharing, selling, or installing multiple copies onto personal or work computers. This is according to melanie botha, marketing and operations lead at microsoft south africa. Piracy in west africa africa renewal united nations. Around the horn of africa in the east, somali pirates seek to seize ships and crews for ransom, and have ventured deep into the indian ocean. Piracy is a growing concern throughout the software industry, and many people dont know when they are violating the software license agreement or that they have installed pirated versions of mathworks software. In africa, we live very poor and to be productive in hitech, we often used pirated software from the piratebay because we have no choice and nobody supports us or institutions are interested in enthusiast like us.

Pirates, like other criminals, avoid operating in difficult environments. The software piracy rate reports the proportion of installed software that is pirated. A new study has made a strong economic case to tackle software piracy in africa. With the exceptions of egypt, mauritius, morocco and south africa, the le vel of piracy is averagely in the. Purpose poverty and inequality undoubtedly remain substantial challenges to economic and human developments amid growing emphasis on iprs with recent advances in icts and good governance. Software piracy is a serious issue that has been affecting software companies for decades. Microsoft to reduce software piracy in africa with affordability initiative microsoft has launched the windows pc affordability in africa initiative, a programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of microsoft software piracy in africa s emerging markets. The commercial value of the unlicensed software installed on personal computers in eastern and southern africa esa, which excludes south. Piracy, and intellectual property in general, is a contentious issue between developed states and the rest of the world. With a piracy rate of 80 percent, can the tech world convince africa.

The software alliance bsa says software piracy rates in the mideast and africa reached 59% in 20. Microsoft launches antipiracy programme across africa. The piracy of microsoft software such as windows and office is more prevalent in south africa than in developed countries, but microsoft has a solution to this problem. It takes into account both commercial and opensource programs. Microsoft south africas main approach to limiting piracy is a combination of enforcement and education, both in the channel and with consumers and small businesses. Original comparing software piracy in south africa and. May 26, 2016 the report, by bsa the software alliance formerly known as the business software alliance has found that south africa is performing well compared to the rest of africa and the middle east, which has an overall rate of 57% unlicensed software use where piracy is down by two percentage points in the past three years. The rate of software piracy in south africa has remained constant over the past year, despit a doubling in the local pc market. Comparing software piracy in south africa and zambia software piracy. Find out more about this topic, read articles and blogs or research legal issues, cases, and codes on.

The empirical evidence is based on instrumental variable panel fixed effects fe and tobit models in order to control for the unobserved heterogeneity and limited range in the. Using unlicensed software is illegal and increases security risks. Sage wins three african software piracy court cases. Learn how to prevent software piracy with several methods, from licensing capabilities to digital rights management tools to hosted services. Microsoft has launched a programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of microsoft software piracy in africa s emerging markets. While software piracy runs into the billions of rands in south africa, the country does lead other african nations in terms of curbing this problem. Ife ogunfuwa microsoft has launched a programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of microsoft software piracy in africas emerging markets. Preventing software piracy the following information can help you identify pirated software and keep your mathworks licenses compliant. Microsoft launches the windows pc affordability in africa initiative. Piracy in sa what can really happen if youre caught.

According to the study released by the business software alliance bsa and conducted by idc, reducing software. The report, by bsa the software alliance formerly known as the business software alliance has found that south africa is performing well compared to the rest of africa and the middle east, which has an overall rate of 57% unlicensed software use where piracy is down by two percentage points in the past three years. The nature of piracy is quite different on the two sides of the continent. Microsoft has launched the windows pc affordability in africa initiative, a programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of microsoft software piracy in africa s emerging markets. This is according to the bsa, who in 2016 received over 230 reports in south africa alone alleging the use of illegal software usage.

Trade ships sailed from europe to the african coast, trading manufactured goods. The use of business software, in any sector, has become an integral part of an organisations ability to perform tasks with a greater degree of efficiency, accuracy and ease. Piracy in africa the ungoverned seas middle east and. How do legal origins and iprs protection channels matter. Portland international center for management of engineering and technology picmet, vol. Dec 15, 2019 trade group software alliance in its 2018 report stated that software piracy prevalence across the middle east and africa was at 56 per cent, with several countries carrying some of the highest. Close to 2million pcs were sold in south africa last year.

There are also anti piracy software companies that provide protection for film companies. Microsoft has launched the windows pc affordability in africa initiative, a programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of microsoft software piracy in africas emerging markets. Software piracy a risk to business in africa youtube. The losses suffered as a result of software piracy directly affect the profitability of the software industry. The moderated multiple linear regression revealed that knowledge of intellectual property laws did not have a moderating effect on the relationship between attitudes towards software piracy and. Software piracy restricted in sa it news africa up to. Software piracy in south africa shows slight increase. In 2011, the business software alliance announced that 83 percent of software deployed on pcs in africa has been pirated excluding south africa. Computer software piracy is the unauthorized use of computer software. Microsoft to reduce software piracy in africa with. Marcel warmerdam, the industrial development corporations associate vicepresident of it markets, said one of the reasons for the increase in software piracy was the growth of the pc market.

Software piracy south african journal of economic and. Pdf the impact of software piracy on inclusive human. 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. In countries such as algeria, the rate is 85%, in cameroon it is 82% and in the ivory coast it is 80%, says bsa data. Trade group software alliance in its 2018 report stated that software piracy prevalence across the middle east and africa was at 56 per cent, with several countries carrying some of the highest. Pdf the study examines the effect of software piracy on inclusive human development in 11 african countries for which software piracy data is. Jun 15, 2017 software piracy is any unauthorized use andor distribution of software. Software piracy in africa double global rate nairobi the commercial value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers in eastern and southern africa esa, which excludes south. Lebanon, qatar, and bahrain had the three highest piracy rates in the region, at 79%, 78%, and 77% respectively. Yet coetsees 33 percent piracy rate is comparatively low.

It is illegal, increases security risks and results in economic harm such as loss of jobs and tax revenue. Because of the money lost to pirates, publishers have fewer resources to devote to research and development of new products, have less revenue to justify lowering software prices and are forced to pass these costs on to their customers. Ife ogunfuwa microsoft has launched a programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of microsoft software piracy in africa s emerging markets. Microsoft, pc makers join forces on software piracy in africa microsoft has launched the windows pc affordability in africa initiative, a programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of microsoft. Dec 01, 2000 software firms are getting serious about stopping piracy, and some companies have been caught in the crossfire. According to the 2010 global software piracy study, run by the business software alliance bsa, the countrys piracy rate remained at 35% in 2010, while the. In such type of piracy, software is rented to individual computers and returned. The rate for software piracy in sa had been reducing slightly since 2004, when it peaked at 37%. This paper investigates software piracy in south africa because any computer user has access to a cdwriter or the internet and can copy software relatively. In some cases, affected countries in west africa have become less concerned with direct losses from piracy than with the ways in which these losses affect international insurance rates and other. If controlling factors are not present then the possibility of piracy grows along with the severity of pirate attacks. The questionnaire was composed of previously developed scales measuring attitudes, social norms, intentions, incen tives, deterrents, selfefficacy. An earlier study by bsa in 2011 estimated that the proportion of pirated software in the whole of africa and the middle east was of 58%. Microsoft seeks to curb software piracy in africa business.

Microsoft has launched a programme dubbed windows pc affordability in africa initiative that aims to reduce the piracy of its software in the. Africa africa saw a small increase in the piracy rate, from. How piracy is addressed in south africa in the computer society. The windows pc affordability in africa initiative is being implemented with microsofts major pc partners, acer, asus, dell, intel, lenovo, smd technologies and mustek. Dec 24, 2019 ife ogunfuwa microsoft has launched a programme that aims to reduce the prevalence of microsoft software piracy in africa s emerging markets. Microsoft, pc makers join forces on software piracy in africa. Here are four key steps you can take to protect your company. Microsoft, partners in new initiative to curb software. How software piracy affects africa and developed countries.