Question 1: What has been the relationship among the various organizations combating the software piracy?
             Answer: As efforts to combat corruption increase, so does the need for information exchange and cooperation among the growing number of organisations and institutions involved in anti-corruption work. Since 1983, the biennial International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) has brought together anti-corruption professionals to exchange information and ideas about the fight against corruption, assess existing strategies and develop new approaches .
             The various organizations like Business Software Alliance ( BSA), Software Publishers Association, Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) and International Anti Counterfeiting Coalition ( IACC) etc have realized the gravity of the software piracy and thus have joined hands in combating the issues They formed a premier global forum for the networking and cross-fertilisation that is indispensable to effective global and national advocacy and action. The conferences organized by these organizations have come to attract politicians, national and local government officials, representatives of the world of business and the professions, members of the judiciary, law enforcement officials, researchers, international development organizations, the media, academics, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
             They estimated that 45 % of new business software was pirated worldwide from 1995 to 2000. And the lost revenue is around $ 50 million. These organizations provide global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection. These organizations successfully lobbied transnational institutions to help police piracy. The most effective contribution of these organizations is that the practical solutions developed by them preempted the need for governments to formulate and enforce anti piracy standards and technologies. T...