With broad recognition of this important fact, and with the laws in place, there is a very real opportunity for accelerated growth in Kuwait's information technology sector. We are totally committed to that opportunity. The enforcement of Kuwait's laws on intellectual property has already led to companies copying, selling and even using illegal software facing ministry of information raids, followed by legal action in Kuwait's criminal courts. A ground breaking law enforcement action, brought recently against a Kuwaiti consultancy company, has also made it clear to companies that using copied software also makes them liable to action and possible prosecution. The law is clear, and the law is being applied.
Companies can no longer afford to support software theft.
We see enforcement and legal action as an unwelcome last resort and we would much rather companies abide by the law without the necessity for these actions. In most cases companies can easily avoid knowingly purchasing and installing pirated software. Basically, any software sold without an accompanying license is illegal. This obviously includes software sold without a supporting end-user license agreement. All rights reserved.