Envelop Software Copy Protection: The Automatic Software Copy Protection Technology by a Hardware Key

Worldwide software piracy is on the rise, according to a study by the Business Software Alliance and analyst firm IDC. It rose for the second year running, from 38% of all software used to 41%, due largely to the increased rate of PC shipments in areas of Asia that don't respect copyright, such as China and India. Many countries are improving their piracy rates, said the study. Overall, the piracy rate dropped in about half of the countries surveyed, remained the same in a third of them, and rose in just 16 countries. That is a good sign, but it was not enough to avoid a general global economic loss from piracy.