The Brazilian Association of Software Companies (ABES) announces the half-yearly result of its Internet Monitoring action. During the first six months of the year, the entity withdrew from the air 36.584 links, websites and advertisements from internet auction sites, which gave access to download illegal copies of software from the entity's associates. This number corresponds to an increase of 35% compared to the first half of 2014.
In this period, the highlight was the removal of auction sites that added up to a total of 18.854 illegal software ads. In addition, they have been removed 17.191 links access to illegal copy downloads. There was also an increase in relation to the total number of websites, 91 have been removed against a total of 32 in the same period of 2014, an increase of 180%.
The purpose of this action is to identify any content that violates the Computer Software Copyright Law of any software manufacturer associated with ABES. The removal process consists of notifying the portal itself and the ISPs, by means of a removal request. This operation has existed for ten years and has the support of PPPI - Program for the Protection of Intellectual Property, from Mercado Livre, which promotes the removal of illegal content that are within its portal.
ABES also offers a channel in which anyone can make an anonymous report about the use of pirated software in a company, the Portal Report Piracy. Recently modernized, the portal offers a better experience to users in addition to allowing a more accurate verification of the situation of each case. For more information visit the www.denunciepirataria.org.br
About ABES
ABES, the Brazilian Association of Software Companies, is the most representative entity in the sector with around 1,600 associated or associated companies, distributed in 23 Brazilian states, plus the Federal District, responsible for generating more than 120 thousand direct jobs and a turnover annual turnover of US$ 20 billion per year. The companies associated with ABES represent 85% of the turnover of the software development and commercialization segment in Brazil and 33% of the total turnover of the IT sector, equivalent in 2014 to US$ 60 billion of sales of software, IT services and hardware.
Since its foundation, on September 9, 1986, the entity has exercised the mission of sectorial representation in the legislative and tax areas, in proposing and guiding policies aimed at strengthening the value chain of the Brazilian Software and Services Industry - IBSS, in defense intellectual property and combating piracy of national or international software and supporting initiatives to promote research, development, innovation and the development of national software. Access the ABES Portal - www.abes.org.br or talk to our Relationship Center: (11) 2161-2833.
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