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Intellectual Property Protection Centre & Business Software Alliance Conduct IPR seminar to Commence Qatar’s 2011 Anti-Piracy Campaign
Published Mar 1, 2011
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Business Software Alliance, the world’s foremost advocate for the software industry, has conducted an intellectual property rights (IPR) seminar in Qatar in coordination with the Intellectual Property Protection Centre to commence this year’s anti piracy activities in the country.
The event emphasized the importance of curbing software piracy to protect the country’s status as one of the Middle East’s most IT-enabled states.
During the session, the Business Software Alliance commended the Centre for its vital contributions to combating piracy and discussed ways to further enhance the partnership between the two groups.
For its part, the Centre reaffirmed its full support for the BSA’s various local and regional member initiatives and for other agencies upholding IPR in the country. Both parties agreed on the need to generate more awareness on the negative social and economic effects of piracy among resellers and end users.
The World Bank, through its Knowledge Economy Index, recognizes the emergence of Qatar as one of the Middle East’s top IT enabled countries. It is important that we prevent illegal activities such as software piracy from compromising the gains we have made through our progressive IT development agenda.
We need initiatives such as this seminar, and partners such as the Business Software Alliance, to ensure positive progress in the fight against IPR crimes,” said Abdullah Ahmad Qayed, Director of IP Centre, Qatar Ministry of Justice.
Commenting on the seminar, Jawad Al Redha, BSA Chair, Gulf Region, said: “Education is one of the most potent tools in our fight against piracy. We fully appreciate Qatar’s Ministry of Justice helping to organize this seminar and addressing some of the key issues surrounding Qatar’s IPR landscape.
It was an ideal platform for us to promote a balanced three pronged approach to piracy, namely, education, awareness, and enforcement.”
About BSA:
The Business Software Alliance is the world’s foremost advocate for the software industry, working in 80 countries to expand software markets and create conditions for innovation and growth.
Governments and industry partners look to BSA for thoughtful approaches to key policy and legal issues, recognizing that software plays a critical role in driving economic and social progress in all nations.
BSA’s member companies invest billions of dollars a year in local economies, good jobs, and next generation solutions that will help people around the world be more productive, connected, and secure.
BSA members include : Adobe, Altium, Apple, Asseco Poland S.A., Attachmate, Autodesk, AVEVA, Bentley Systems, CNC, Corel, Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation, DBA Lab S.p.A., Mamut, Microsoft, NedGraphics, Progress Software, O&O Software, Scalable Software, Siemens, Symantec, Tekla and The MathWorks.
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