Read the fine print in the article at

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where 2 San Francisco firms very recently paid up $US 150K in fines as settlement costs.

In the Jan 2006 news release above the BSA announces a reward scheme of up to $US 50,000 for reporting instances of software piracy that lead to successful prosecution (conditions apply of course).

As auditors you need to be fully aware of the risks and threats this poses for your organization and yourselves - the impact can be very significant!

The BSA members are not prepared to let piracy continue and the size of the reward offered at $US50K is the biggest we are aware of in over 16 years of providing advice to the auditor community on the issues you face.

If you know of sites where pirated software exist then you can report them using this link

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