The downloading and distribution of pirated software is a global phenomenon, but it is particularly prevalent in African countries such as Botswana, Kenya, and South Africa.
Downloading pirated software in South Africa can not only expose you to legal repercussions, but can also harm economic investment and cost more in the long run, according to Tarsus Distribution Dell and Microsoft general manager Justine Louw.
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) Global Software Survey for 2016 shows that Sub-Saharan African countries such as Botswana, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe have unlicensed software installation rates of 75% and above.
This means that around one in four pieces of commercial software in use is fully compliant and licensed, with the rest being pirated or unlicensed.
“In some cases, software is unlicensed because end-users knowingly copy an application from a friend or colleague without paying for a licence, or download it from a ‘free’ site on the Internet,” Louw said.
“In other cases, users are not aware their software is unlicensed until they need technical support or a software update.”
Louw added that some resellers might copy the software and sell it as the original product with convincing counterfeit packaging, or load unlicensed software onto a client’s PC without mentioning that it is unlicensed.
Source – MyBroadband
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