In some places in the world, more than 90% of all software is counterfeit. In Western Europe the rates have fallen to 34%. In the US it’s 20%. Those are shockingly high figures, and the reason Microsoft has announced Global Anti-Piracy Day, to put a spotlight on the amount of counterfeit software and try to reduce the figures.
It will take place across 49 countries and cover a range of activities, CNET reports, from seminars to lawsuits.
Microsoft associate general counsel David Finn said:
"One of the things we want to illustrate with this announcement is the diverse nature of the work."
