Software piracy has become an important topic affecting the software industry internationally, including individual and business users of all software products worldwide.

Software piracy is the failure to comply with software licence agreements. Piracy, in any form, is an unlawful action and offenders are liable to either civil or criminal prosecution. It is important that all software users and resellers understand the different forms of software piracy in order to comply with the law and protect themselves and their business.

The various forms of software piracy are:

• End User Copying
  A licenced software user passes their software onto friends, business colleagues and family to copy indiscriminately.
  Or in the case of volume software licences, users and/or businesses under report the number of computers in which the software is installed.
• Reseller Copying
  Resellers pass their software onto their clients.
• Counterfeiting
  Criminals copy the software and collateral, such as manuals, and sell it as the original product.

The Sage Pastel Payroll & HR Piracy Department was established in July 2002 as part of our ongoing strategy to assist pirate users to legalise their software; uncover piracy within the reseller channel; identify end user pirate sites and take legal action against piracy offenders of Sage Pastel products. You can assist the Piracy Department to investigate and uncover pirate users, by reporting suspected software pirates online. Sage Pastel treats all piracy reports with complete confidentiality.

	Sage Pastel Payroll & HR Report Piracy Form			Anonymously Report Piracy	+27 11 304 4200
	Piracy Hotline	+27 11 304 4200		Unsure as to what is software piracy?	+27 11 304 4200

Sage Pastel Payroll & HR’s anti-piracy policy includes an amnesty provision for those customers who are currently running pirate copies of any Sage Pastel software products. Amnesty is provided on the following conditions:

1. The pirate user reports the piracy directly to Sage Pastel Payroll & HR, prior to a third party reporting the piracy.
2. Legalisation of the software takes place within 10 days of the report.
3. Details are supplied as to how the pirate software was obtained.

Please contact the Sage Pastel Payroll & HR Piracy Hotline on:
	+27 11 304 4200		piracy@pastelpayroll.co.za

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is a worldwide organisation providing education and assistance to end users and resellers on software piracy and the legalisation of pirated software. The BSA also assists its members - leading business software vendors located worldwide - to investigate and prosecute piracy of their individual software packages. Softline Sage Pastel has been a member of the BSA since 2000.  

The BSA's objective is to eliminate software piracy and the unlawful use of software through education and legal enforcement. As a result, the BSA operates 65 hotlines around the world, providing callers with more information about software piracy and assisting them to report suspected incidents of piracy. Since its inception in 1988, the BSA has filed hundreds of lawsuits worldwide against suspected copyright infringers.

For more information on piracy and ensuring your company is legally compliant, please contact the BSA at the following details:
	0800 110 447		info@bsa.co.za		www.bsa.co.za

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) have developed an anti-piracy tool designed to help you find pirate software, as well as help you control the licensing of software, in your organisation.  The BSA's version of GASP®, is a suite of programs designed to help you identify and track licensed and unlicensed software and other files installed on your company's computer systems including desktops, laptops and network servers. When used in conjunction with a Software Use Policy, the straight forward detail and summary reports produced by GASP® will help you maintain control of the legal status of your software.

For information on Sage Pastel Payroll & HR software licencing, piracy amnesty and reporting piracy, please contact:

Sage Pastel Payroll & HR Piracy
	+27 11 304 4200		piracy@pastelpayroll.co.za