Seminar on Software Piracy

NASSCOM, in association with Business Software Alliance has commenced a national seminar on legal use of softwares. This seminar has taken up the responsibility of educating people about negative impacts of making, buying and selling pirated softwares. While NASSCOM is a well known association representing software and services companies in the country, BSA has represented the world’s leading software developers to protect and promote a global software industry. With members like Microsoft, Novell, Adobe, Network Associates and likes, BSA is responsible for the education of computer users on issues impacting the software industry, expansion of trade opportunities through public policy expertise, and enforcement of copyrights of its member companies. Working together through this seminar, NASSCOM and BSA answered the frequently asked questions about software piracy in India and its impact on the industry. NASSCOM strongly believe that software piracy is a serious issue because by 2008, 7.5% of the total GDP would come from software and related services. Therefore it is necessary that this issue is dealt with at its primary level itself. The anti- piracy hotline in Delhi could be reached at: 011-301-5419.