The rate of piracy in Brazil reduced in 2008 by about one percentage point, reaching 58%. However, the overall world rate has increased from 3% to 41%.
Despite the decrease in rate, the damage recorded in the domestic market took opposite way and increased 1.73% compared to 2000, costing more than $ 1.5 billion to software companies.
According to the global study, which was prepared by IDC and released in Brazil by the Association of Software Companies (ABES) and by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), Brazil occupies the ninth position in the global ranking of piracy, however, also has performed better than the world average, whose loss rose 11%, equivalent to US$ 53.1 billion.
According to the INFO Online, those responsible for the research highlight, however, that the exchange rate of the dollar eventually inflate the numbers. When we excluded the effect of exchange rates, the losses actually increased 5% (US$ 50.2 billion). The study revealed also that with the overall growth, more of half the countries surveyed - 57 - managed to reduce piracy, and only 13 reported increases.
Source: Portal Imprensa