According to the BSA (Business Software Alliance) the only difference between a software pirate and a Somali pirate is the level of violence.
This is the same BSA that claims 10+ billion dollars are lost every year due to s/w piracy a claim that assumes that every copy would normally have been purchased, typically by people who can barely afford a computer after saving for a year.
Here is a quote from an e-mail "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 . . .."
Now I know that some of you may be concerned but the likelihood that some US sniper team is waiting to take you out the next time you download something is somewhat slim.
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