Bangkok--8 Jul--BSA A 100% American-owned multinational manufacturing company was recently raided and charged with copyright infringement of software in Chon Buri. The company allegedly used unlicensed Thai dictionary software and Adobe software in their business conduct. At least 37 of the company’s PCs were suspected of containing unlicensed software, with a total value of 411,600 Thai Baht. The Thai Software Dictionary is a popular software product developed by Thai Software Enterprise, a local software development company and member of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), specializes in packaged dictionary, translation, and accounting software. The dictionary software price range is from 180 to 1,284 Baht. “This company has violated Thailand’s intellectual property laws, undermining the country’s IT sector and economy,” said Pol Col Sarayuth Pooltanya, Deputy Commander of the Economic and Technical Crimes Suppression Division (ECOTEC). “Our enforcement team is dedicated to protecting the intellectual property rights of innovators in Thailand. We will make every effort necessary in ensuring that businesses within our jurisdiction adhere to the laws with as many raids as required to bring home the message.” “This case highlights the benefits of Software Asset Management and the importance for executives of knowing exactly what kind of software their people are using,” said Tarun Sawney, BSA Director of Anti-Piracy, Asia. “Senior management needs to make sure that their employees understand that it is wrong and illegal to use unlicensed software.” Siripat Patrangul, spokesperson of BSA Thailand said: “Use of unlicensed software by corporate end-users causes economic damage to the IT industry and the economy as a whole. We encourage companies to ensure they use only legal and licensed software in order to avoid enforcement action and business interruption.” In complementing the enforcement program of the police, the BSA operates a toll-free anti-piracy hotline number 1-800-291-005 or 02-711-6193 (non-toll free) for reports on the use of pirated or unlicensed software in organizations. The BSA provides a reward of up to 250,000 Thai Baht for any information that results in a successful enforcement action. The identity of callers are kept strictly private and confidential. Since January, enforcement action against corporate end-user software piracy has spiked, with more than 20 major companies raided for copyright infringement. In April, the Department of Intellectual Property launched a National Software Intellectual Property Rights Campaign, in cooperation with BSA, create further awareness of software copyright issues. The Police are supporting the campaign through enforcement against users of illegal software. About BSA The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the foremost organization dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world. BSA is the voice of the world's commercial software industry and its hardware partners before governments and in the international marketplace. Its members represent one of the fastest growing industries in the world. BSA programs foster technology innovation through education and policy initiatives that promote copyright protection, cyber security, trade and e-commerce. BSA worldwide members include Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Bentley Systems, Borland, CNC Software/Mastercam, Corel, McAfee, Microsoft, Monotype Imaging, PTC, Quark, Quest Software, Siemens PLM Software, SolidWorks, Sybase, Symantec and The MathWorks. BSA regional members in Asia include Agilent Technologies, Altium, Frontline PCB Solutions - An Orbotech Valor Company, INUS Technology, Mindjet, Minitab, SPSS, Tekla and Trend Micro. BSA local affiliates include Thai Software Enterprise.