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Through its Corporate Content Anti-Piracy program, SIIA offers rewards--ranging from $500 for a settlement of $10,000 to $1 million for cases with settlement amounts over $20 million--to eligible individuals who report verifiable instances of corporate software piracy. The maximum reward, as well as other reward amounts available through the program, was raised to be consistent with SIIA's recently announced reward program for reports of content piracy.
In 2006, SIIA issued 17 rewards to individuals who reported incidents of software piracy that went through to settlement. The average reward was $4,618.
"SIIA was the first trade association to offer cash rewards to sources who report software piracy in U.S. companies," said Keith Kupferschmid, SIIA's vice president of Intellectual Property Policy and Enforcement. "The rewards program has proven to be a very useful tool in encouraging individuals to provide accurate and reliable reports of software theft."
About SIIA
SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 800 leading software and information companies.
Individuals interested in learning more about the rewards program or submitting a piracy report can do so through SIIA's hotline at (800) 388-7478 or the online Piracy Report Form at www.siia.net/piracy/report. For further information, visit www.siia.net. See www.siia.net/press/releases/CCAP- reward-program.pdf
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