Tag Archive: open source

May 18

BSA Releases 2008 Piracy Study

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The Business Software Alliance released its 2008 Piracy Study last week. This study reports on global software piracy trends for the past year. Overall, the global software piracy rate rose to 41 percent in 2008, up from 38 percent in 2007. This is the 6th annual Piracy Study conducted by the BSA. They are the …

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May 13

EC Proposal Would Create a New Era of Software Liability

The European Commission wants to create consumer protections for software code that areĀ  similar to the consumer protections found on physical products. This means that software companies would be liable for effectiveness and security of their software. Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, one of the writers of this proposal, thinks that software makers need more accountability for …

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