According to the Business Software Alliance, forty percent of the world's software is pirated. Using pirated software not only has the potential to destroy your computer and related hardware, but it's a crime. To promote ethical uses of software, several organizations have been formed as watchdogs in the software industry. These groups provide a venue for reporting the illegal use of software. Browse the Web sites listed at the bottom of this assignment. Each of these Web sites represents an overseeing group for software piracy. There are many informative reports at each site. Read two reports (total, not at each site) related to piracy and write a summary (1-2 paragraphs, in your own words) of what you learned. Did you learn something new? What was most interesting? Be sure to cite the Web sites and names of the reports that you read.

WEB SITES TO REVIEW:

Business Software Alliance: http://www.bsa.org/usa

Microsoft: http://www.microsoft.com/piracy

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