Software piracy is down in Egypt

A report issued by the regional bureau of the international union for producers of computers software in Egypt - showed a decrease in the percentage of piracy in computer software in the local market.

The decrease of 10% during 1999 is attributed to increased compliance by companies and enforcement by Egyptian law agencies and the culture ministry which has a supervisory role for monitoring these activities.

The report said that the percentage of piracy reached 75% during last year down from of 85% during the past 5 years, mentioning that Egypt's loses reached 32 million dollars in the last year as a result of copying and forging of software.