The “Legal Entrepreneur” initiative is recognized as a
best economic axis action
The ABES Intellectual Property Defense Committee won gold in the Economic Axis category of the National Prize for Combating Piracy, delivered last Friday (11), in Blumenau (SC), with the Legal Entrepreneur initiative, a work that aims to awareness of the use of original software in all segments of the Brazilian economy.
which aims to identify projects by public and private entities that stood out in the fight against piracy and other crimes against intellectual property in 2014. The award is divided into three axes: economic, educational and reprehensible.
This is the third time that the entity has been recognized in the award, promoted by the National Council for Combating Piracy and Crimes Against Intellectual Property (CNCP), linked to the Ministry of Justice, which aims to identify projects by public and private entities that have stood out in the fight against to piracy and other crimes against intellectual property along three axes: economic, educational and repressive.
“We are very happy for this recognition. The role of ABES and our partners is to help raise the awareness of entrepreneurs, showing that a legal company can be an instrument of productivity and risk reduction in operations, as well as a local and international competitive differential increasingly demanded by consumers, society and export markets, ”says Jorge Sukarie, president of ABES.
For the entity, software piracy works against sustainable economic growth and the country's prosperity. “The company that uses computer programs without the correct licensing can face great risks to its business. In addition to having his image linked to illegal activity, he can respond criminally with a penalty, which can vary from six months to two years, or be fined with amounts that reach three thousand times the price of each program used or reproduced ”, he points out. Sukarie.
Legal Entrepreneur
Created in 2013, the Legal Entrepreneur initiative aims to encourage fair competition between companies, alerting Brazilian businessmen about the competitive advantages of having the correct licensing of their technological environments, alerting to the legal risks in case of non-compliance and information on how to implement a management most effective use of software assets.
Among the latest actions developed is the production and dissemination of the Software Asset Management Manual. Interactive, the guide provides information on the laws that govern the legal use of computer programs, avoiding fines and penalties, financial losses and exposure to cyber crimes, in addition to the practice of unfair competition. The Manual offers information on software piracy modalities, legal principles and market overview on the situation of piracy in Brazil. With it, companies are able to identify unauthorized software installations and which licenses have not been used. In addition to proving ownership of the licenses acquired and ensuring the proper use of assets within the company.
The campaign has the partnership of governmental entities and industry: ABPI - Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property; APEX - Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency; BSA - The Software Alliance; CNC - National Trade Confederation; CNCP - National Council to Combat Piracy; ETCO - Brazilian Institute of Competitive Ethics; Boa Vista SCPC (Central Credit Protection Service); Fiesp - Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo; MBC - Competitive Brazil Movement; and Sebrae
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