81.   When the campaign is over, investigations will be resumed and companies that use pirated software will be prosecuted, the alliance warned.

82.   With help from Indian police, NASSCOM has for the last five years organized raids on companies using pirated software.

83.   Wong commented that it is difficult for consumers to go for original software when the habit has been inclined towards pirated software.

84.   In Indonesia, the operations reportedly produced pirated software manuals, diskettes and books valued at more than five million dollars.

85.   Indonesia was also on the watch list because of its failure to implement legislation on copyright piracy or to prevent government ministries buying pirated software.

86.   Chinese government agencies have even acknowledged using pirated software.

87.   While counterfeiting is still rampant in mainland China, Nelson said there had been some improvement in the number of government departments and companies using pirated software.

88.   Justice Minister Chen Ting-nan said prosecutors would act if any evidence emerged of pirated software being used in business and government operations.

89.   Navarro said efforts to curb the use of pirated software would be bolstered by a recent agreement with software developers to make substantial price discounts for popular programs.

90.   Most if not all of the pirated software originated in China.