Teresa Green

London

Arboralist

Once a business gets used to using s/w it hasn't had to pay for it's a pretty hard habit to break. The man who signs the cheques needs a lot of convincing that this 'victimless' crime is a crime at all, especialy when the company who would benefit from buying this s/w is based in Redmond and appears to be vastly more profitable that yours is already!

Doesn't make it right but you can understand the logic...

Also, what does the BSA think the split is between dodgey CD's bought on the black market and businesses with legitimate copies installing more seats than they've paid for? I reckon the latter is probably the higher proportion.