Software piracy is the unauthorised copying or distribution of copyrighted software. This can be done by copying, downloading, sharing, selling, or installing multiple copies onto personal or work computers. What a lot of people don't realise or don't think about is that when you purchase software, you are actually purchasing a license to use it, not the actual software. It is that license that tells you how many times you can install the software, so it's important to read it. If you make more copies of the software than the license permits, you are pirating.

Glasgow is one of the major contributors to the Scottish economy, but widespread copyright infringement affects the local economy, and the security of software used by businesses and their employees. According to recent statistics, Glasgow has the third highest reported incidence of software piracy in the UK.

We appreciate your decision to report piracy and your confidentiality is very important to us. We treat all information you provide in the strictest confidence. It will be handled by BSA legal representatives operating within national and international data protection and privacy laws. We will not under any circumstances provide your name or contact details to the company that you are reporting.

A reward of up to £20,000 is available for every report BSA successfully concludes with a judgment or settlement. This is based on 10% of the amount of the settlement to a maximum of £20,000. If you want to claim this reward, you will need to supply us with your name and contact details. Confidentiality is still assured.

Simply click on Report Piracy Now, and complete the form.

In order to investigate and act on your software piracy report, we will require some basic information about the company involved as well as details about the software they may be being using illegally. Without this, we may be unable to process your report sufficiently. It might help therefore to have these details in front of you before progressing to the next stage.