Volume of Pirated Software Sold in Brazil Declines for Sixth Straight Year

摘要

Rio De Janeiro - The volume of pirated software purchased in Brazil declined last year for the sixth straight year, according to the Global Software Piracy Study by the Business Software Alliance (BSA). In 2011, 53% of the software programs sold in Brazil were pirated versions, down from 54% in 2010. In 2005, the share of pirated software was 64%. Brazil, the largest software market in Latin America, is now tied with Colombia for the region's lowest rate and also has the lowest rate among the four BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China).