Firms that use illegal software can be fined with 180 ITU … – Trade

When using Illegal software is attacking the rights of intellectual property, which is an offense in the country.

according to the penal code, marketers can receive up to 8 years in prison. In the case of companies that use Illegal software , they can be fined up to 180 ITU; ie S / 711, 000.

against illegal acts

“Legal Peru” is the name the nationwide campaign promotes the chief spokesman and advocate for the global software industry, BSA (the software Alliance) to promote Peruvian entrepreneurs using legal software in their respective businesses.

 

 The campaign aims to sensitize employers about the problems that can lead to the use of Illegal software . To this end, it has established a simple way to formalize the business sector, by simply sending the report of its software assets and licensing test the following email:. Legalizacionperu@bsa.org

COMPLAINTS

 Anyone who knows the wrongful act of a company using “pirated” software can report it confidentially entering the site BSA and, by clicking on the ‘Report Piracy button. “

It is important to note that in the coming weeks, the competent authorities INDECOPI and / or the judiciary may initiate unannounced several companies nationwide inspections, so this campaign helps prevent possible sanctions.

 

 “In the last three years, there have been about 1,400 cases in Peru to BSA against local companies for illegal use of software”, reflected the Director of Marketing & amp; BSA Compliance for the Americas, Rodger Correa.

THE FACT

 65% of the software installed in our country during the 2015 does not have an original license, the last comprehensive study on the use of software by BSA, which puts us well above the world average, nearing 40%.

in addition, the areas of manufacturing, sales, distribution and services are those that most affect the use of the illegal software .