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Business Software Alliance (BSA) is a nonprofit trade association created to advance the goals of the software industry and its hardware partners. It is the foremost organization dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world. Headquartered in Washington, DC, BSA is active in more than 80 countries, with dedicated staff in 11 offices around the globe: Brussels, London, Munich, Beijing, Delhi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Tokyo, Singapore, and São Paulo. BSA members include Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Bentley Systems, Borland, CA, Cadence Design Systems, Cisco Systems, CNC Software/Mastercam, Corel, Cyberlink, Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation, Dell, EMC, HP, IBM, Intel, McAfee, Microsoft, Monotype Imaging, PTC, Quark, Quest Software, SAP, Siemens, Sybase, Symantec, Synopsys, and The MathWorks. BSA’s global mission is to promote a long-term legislative and legal environment in which the industry can prosper and to provide a unified voice for its members around the world. BSA’s programs foster innovation, growth, and a competitive marketplace for commercial software and related technologies. BSA members are optimistic about the future of the industry, but believe that the future does not simply unfold. And, we agree that it is critical for companies to work together to address the key issues that affect innovation.

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    Over the previous year, BSA's internet investigations team has toured the country interviewing software pirates from various backgrounds. These individuals shared their stories with BSA, detailing how they became involved with online piracy; the unscrupulous actions they employed to sell illegal software to unsuspecting consumers; and ultimately the negative consequences that resulted from their actions. BSA has presented the story of software pirates and now feels it is time to tell the story of the “good guys” at the forefront of the war on software piracy. Jason Calhoun, Enforcement Manager for Rosetta Stone Software will discuss the problems and threats that illegal software piracy poses to the software development industry as well as how individuals can identify and stop the use of pirated software.
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    Rosetta Stone discusses the effects that software piracy has on the software development industry

    Over the previous year, BSA's internet investigations team has toured the country interviewing software pirates from various backgrounds. These individuals shared their stories with BSA, detailing how they became involved with online piracy; the unscrupulous actions they employed to sell illegal software to unsuspecting consumers; and ultimately the negative consequences that resulted from their actions. BSA has presented the story of software pirates and now feels it is time to tell the story of the “good guys” at the forefront of the war on software piracy. Jason Calhoun, Enforcement Manager for Rosetta Stone Software will discuss the problems and threats that illegal software piracy poses to the software development industry as well as how individuals can identify and stop the use of pirated software.

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    New Study on US Technology Industry’s Strengths and Weaknesses in Global Competition

    Join Robert Holleyman, President and CEO of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), Denis McCauley, Director of Global Technology Research for the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and Andrew Noyes of Congress Daily as they discuss a new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by the Business Software Alliance, that ranks the global competitiveness of the information technology (IT) sector in 66 countries.

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    IT Solutions for Obama’s Health Reform

    A discussion with BSA’s Katherine McGuire, a renowned Health IT expert, on health care reform and the importance of Congress and the Obama Administration opposing the inclusion of any explicit or implicit technology mandates in health-related legislation that would prevent governments or private parties from considering and procuring the best available technologies in health care management.

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    National Cyber Security Policy and its Impact on the National Dialogue

    Cyber security expert Franck Journoud discusses the Obama Administration's cyber security review and its impact on private industry and on the public IT infrastructure.

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    BSA Discusses the Launch of the Faces of Internet Piracy Campaign

    In April 2009, the BSA launched the Faces of Internet Piracy, a campaign designed to educate buyers and sellers of the dangers of illegal software by putting a human face on the issue. Over the past year, BSA toured the country interviewing software pirates from all walks of life including a track star, a grandmother, a business owner and a software programmer. These individuals offered their stories to BSA, detailing how they became involved with online piracy; the unscrupulous actions they employed to sell and offer illegal software to unsuspecting consumers through auction sites, websites and chat rooms; and the consequences of these actions.

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    The Future of Tech Policy in the Obama Administration

    Tuesday’s historic election signals a new era of sweeping change and reform. President-elect Obama has proposed a number of major tech policy initiatives. In this show, Andrew Noyes, technology reporter with National Journal's CongressDaily, and Robert Holleyman, president and CEO of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), discuss what we can all expect.

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    Online Software Scams: A Threat to Your Security

    October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, making it a good time to examine some of the dangers that are lurking online. A new report from BSA says consumers should be cautious when buying software from certain Internet sites like eBay, Yahoo, and craigslist.

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