BSA includes some leading names among its membership, including Microsoft Corp.
"As a member of the BSA, we are happy to see the success of Taiwan's battle against software piracy," Eunice Chiou (邱麗孟), general manager of Microsoft Taiwan, said in a statement.
"We are especially happy to see the piracy rate in Taiwan approach the world average. This is significant for Taiwan's goal of developing a knowledge-based economy," she said.
Improving the software piracy rate will give the domestic industry a much-needed shot in the arm, other BSA members said.
"If Taiwan can respect and further protect intellectual property rights, then the software industry will continue to increase its research investments here," said Marvin Chiu (丘立全), general manager of the Taiwan branch of Trend Micro Inc (趨勢科技), the maker of the anti-virus software PC-Cillin.
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