..HH џтџф+6GzоHH dџ'`€,<K€T€L№L№F`F` Ј §€33 of >>(aƒHHѓ–&Pѓ•p рРрР@@@ѓ•pѓ–А&0X  а@ ѓ•pѓ–аЋ ™€ gnframes.htm™‚Д‡Љ<ДзяђTEXTGoMk2 Helvetica HelveticaТ 1Stone Serif StoneSerif1Stone Serif 24Т`0dТ`d^џџџџ џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ|$Ы С ўЇ  ‚ Эќ|~C'км l€џ1vѓѓ,О000000April 13, 2000. Copyright 2000. Graphic News. All rights reserved. MASSIVE SOFTWARE PIRACY CRIPPLING ASIA LONDON, April 13, Graphic News: SOUTHEAST ASIAN countries are losing billions of dollars in sal billions of dollars in salllnds of jobs because of m. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ. џџџџ.џ§ѓsultants Nathan Associates Inc, showed Southeast Asiaеs software industry also lost 3,440 jobs because of piracy, while another 16,460 jobs were lost in other related lost 3,440 jobs because of piracy, while another 16,460 jobs were lost in other related ed figures at the end of a three-day Software Policy Summit in Malaysiaеs capital, Kuala Lumpur, that showed the region last year lost $4.8 billion in sales and $411 million in tax revenue due to illegal copies. The report, prepared by U.S. economic cononindustries. вTackling piracy is one of the single biggest things that Asia can do to help work its way out of the financial crisis,г Holleyman said. вThe central message would be that piracy robs local economies of jobs and legitimate tax revenue and it holds countries back.г The highest piracy rates are in Indonesia and Vietnam where 97 percent of business software is counterfeit. followed by the Philippines.es are in Indonesia and Vietnam, with rates o97 percent) and the Philippines (92 percent). A Holleyman said that governments are the single biggest users of software in any country and must lead the way in cracking down. The head of Malaysiaеs government-backed Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) py in cracking down, he said. "Even though the es and tax revenue each year and thousands of jobs because of massive software piracy, a watchdog group said on Wednesday. Robert Holleyman, president of the Business Software Alliance, releasUUUUUUffffffwwwwwwˆˆˆˆˆˆ ™™™™™™ ЊЊЊЊЊЊ ЛЛЛЛЛЛ ЬЬЬЬЬЬroject said he was embarrassed that his country had been recommended in February for inclusion on the U.S. governmentеs вwatch listг of countries not doing enough to tackle piracy. вWe at the MSC feel embarrassed when we were put on this watch list, when we are trying to promote the MSC as a regional leader in intellectual property protection,г said Othman Yeop Abdullah, head of the corporation which owns Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor. Malaysia had a 79 percent piracy rate. /ENDS Source: ReutersX LFџ№`  эКp Јџџџ§ђ&`ѓLFџ№`  эКŒ Јџџџџ>?џџџџѓLFџ№` 0эКЈ ЈџџѓLFџ№` Л0эКЈ ЈГ џѓLFџ№` y0эКЈ ЈВа000000000000000000000000000000000000 %00000000000000000000000