Microsoft: Software piracy rising again in India
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Software piracy has begun rising again in India, with nearly 70 percent of the programs used in the country now illegal, a Microsoft official said Tuesday. "It is a matter of great concern for us," Rajiv Kaul, managing director of Microsoft India, said at the launch of a school administration software system in Bangalore, India's technology hub. The software was developed by a local company using Microsoft technology. Kaul said piracy declined two years ago after software associations and Indian authorities made efforts to stop use of illegal software. But the practice has picked up again in recent months, he said.