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Lies, Damn Lies and the BSA

Friday, July 9th, 2010

I was interviewed by Paul Furber for an article in Brainstorm Magazine on the claims made by the Business Software Alliance on alleged software infringement in South Africa; entitled “Lies, Damn Lies and the BSA”.The article reveals that this years claims on the alleged level of infringement weren’t based on an any actual research in South Africa.

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