Quote of the day: The 'organized piracy' trend
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Survey results revealed Thursday show that software piracy, which is said to hamper economic growth, is increasingly performed by organized groups, according to a Reuter's story. About 35 percent of the world's software is pirated, the study found.
"A key trend over the last two or three years is organized piracy, which has become a legitimate business in some countries," said Duncan Brown, consulting director for the research group IDC. Click here for full story.
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