71.   The trade association already is involved in investigating and shutting down sites in the United States that offer pirated software.

72.   The spread of sites offering pirated software may crimp the rapid growth of Internet commerce, Kruger said.

73.   The use of pirated software by state-owned enterprises is widespread, while violations among government agencies are even worse, Cuong said.

74.   The United States wants China to take such steps as shutting down production lines for pirated compact discs and stopping the use of pirated software in government departments.

75.   Tsang said school students on summer holidays are pushing up demand for pirated software.

76.   To make matters worse, he said, with the current economic downturn, many businesses were cutting down on their spending and bought pirated software instead.

77.   To reduce the rate, Peeraphan said the police plan to target manufacturers of pirated software as well as retailers.

78.   Ultimately, BSA is banking on people realising that using pirated software amounts to accepting stolen goods.

79.   Tsang said the pirated software came from neighboring China.

80.   Video game manufacturers are not playing around when it comes to preventing the distribution of pirated software.