Emphasize to students that the most common IP breaches involve the unlawful use or duplication of software-based intellectual property, known as software piracy.
Outline that in addition to the laws surrounding software piracy, two watchdog organizations investigate allegations of software abuse: the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), formerly the Software Publishers Association, and the Business Software Alliance (BSA).
Quantify the severity of software privacy with the following statistics mentioned in the text:
The BSA estimates that 37 percent of software installed on personal computers globally was not properly licensed in 2018.
Some countries indicate unlicensed rates of more than 50 percent.
Recall that malware attacks significantly increase with the use of unlicensed software.