According to the Business Software Alliance, every year software piracy accounts for more than $12.8 billion in lost revenues. In the United States alone, the alliance estimates that 27 percent of business software used is pirated. Software piracy has always been a controversial issue in today's high-tech society. As the number of computer users increases, the number of cases of software piracy rises with it as well. The software industry claims that software piracy has cost them …showed first 75 words of 1170 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1170 total…want to do it. Some companies may not survive under this kind of approach because they rely, heavily on advertisement but not on games. However, it is consumer's best interest to see that they only support the company who is producing quality software. So before any other better the companies can take approaches, piracy will still exist. It is illegal, yes, but it is fairer to the consumers, and exists for a reason. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**