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Software Piracy In Asia Cost Manufacturers $8 Billion In 2004

Software piracy in the Asia-Pacific region cost manufacturers an estimated $8 billion in 2004, with China, Vietnam and Indonesia among the top five nations flouting intellectual property laws.

Vietnam topped the global BSA hitlist, with 92 percent of all software used coming from pirates. It was followed by the Ukraine (91 percent), China (90 percent), Zimbabwe (90 percent) and Indonesia (87 percent).

Globally, the software industry in 2004 was worth $90 billion, but only $59 billion was actually paid for commercially packaged software.

By region, losses from the European Union were the highest at around $12 billion in 2004, up from around $10 billion the previous year. But the BSA said that was partly due to the strong euro.

The BSA commissioned International Data Corporation, a technology research firm to conduct the study, which took place in over 80 countries.

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