The BSA has several tips for consumers to be more aware of how to spot pirated software. The trade group also warns that if the price is too good to be true, it probably is. The most egregious example the BSA found in its sting was a pirated copy of Adobe FontFolio, a collection of printing typefaces. Though they stop questionable auctions that they find, there can be too many to deal with. But there are some people who won't follow the rules, and will try to avoid them no matter how many times we tell them.
Software publishers share that overwhelmed feeling.
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