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BSA equates software pirates to Somali pirates

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Gordon Haff
Apr 15, 2009

“We’ve all been following the events of the past week of the
pirates off the Horn of Africa. Piracy takes many forms, some more
violent than others. I wanted to let you know that the Business
Software Alliance is launching a new campaign today “Faces of
Internet Piracy” that shows the real-life impact of software
piracy–from hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines to jail
time.”

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Gordon Haff

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