IDC study: Czechs acquire every second copy of software illegally

Forty percent of the packaged software installed on personal computers in the Czech Republic in 2005 was illegal, a worldwide study conducted by the IDC firm concludes. This amounts to over one million US dollars in losses due to software piracy, is four percent higher than the EU average, but the lowest rate in Central and Eastern Europe. Overall, the study found PC software piracy in emerging markets declining and remaining stable worldwide.