34.-+Business+Software+Alliance+(BSA)

The **Business Software Alliance** (**BSA**) is a [|trade group] established in 1988 and representing a number of the world's largest [|software] makers and is a member of the [|International Intellectual Property Alliance]. Its principal activity is trying to stop [|copyright infringement of software] produced by its members. The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is the voice of the world's software industry and its hardware partners on a wide range of business and policy affairs. BSA’s mission is to promote conditions in which the information technology (IT) industry can thrive and contribute to the prosperity, security, and quality of life of all people. BSA is the largest and most international IT industry group, with policy, legal and/or educational programs in 80 countries. While several of BSA’s initiatives are global in scope, most of its policy, legal, and educational efforts are led and conducted at the national level, with a growing emphasis on emerging economies. BSA’s member companies are some of the most innovative companies in the world, investing billions of dollars a year in local economies and delivering software solutions trusted by billions of people to help them be more productive, connected, and secure.
 * Business Software Alliance **

The theft and illegal use of software and other forms of intellectual property (IP) is a serious global problem. Software piracy strains technology companies’ ability to innovate and create jobs, harms local IT services firms, saps government tax revenues, and increases the risk of cyber crime and security problems. BSA works to expand legal software markets on a global scale, with special attention to the world’s top emerging markets. BSA does this through a combination of tactics:  [] []
 * Anti-Piracy and Compliance Programs **
 * **//Investigations and enforcement //**
 * **//Fighting Internet-based piracy //**
 * **//Software asset management (SAM) //**
 * **//Education //**