The organization, which claims to be "dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world," has announced that there would now be $10,000 reward offered to anyone dobbing in copyright thieves.
BSAA chairman Jim Macnamara said the group realised that the previous $5000 bounty was below international standards, while also conceding that claiming the reward is not a straightforward process.
Those willing to co-operate have to do more than just identify a suspected pirate. Informants are required to sign affidavits and "be involved in a legal process," Mr Macnamara added, a process which can be time-consuming.
Mr Macnamara also believes that Australia's 31% piracy rate is still too high by world standards.
Australia has yet to see any criminal cases for software piracy, but has assisted in some US-initiated actions.
Source:
Australian IT
Written by: Ben Reid @ 4 Oct 2006 16:58
