Software Piracy in Serbia

Abstract

Piracy has become a global phenomenon. Almost all products of the human mind have already been pirated or counterfeited. Some of the examples include counterfeited alcohol drinks, perfumes, medicines, books, money, and, without exception, computer software. As numerous factors affect piracy, cultural and economical among them, we can be almost certain that it would be impossible to completely eradicate it, but with some effort done by societies and individuals, it would be able to be reduced to an acceptable level. In addition to a historical overview of piracy in media which transfers information, this work shall discuss different types of software piracy, the current state of software piracy in Serbia today and in previous years.