Santiago. - The Business Software Alliance (BSA), with the support of Santiago’s Office of the Prosecutor Tuesday began the campaign “Santiago says No to Piracy,” to warn the Cibao (north) region’s businesses on the legal and computer risks of using illegal or bootleg software and to promote a safe, innovative and legal digital world.
BSA representative Jaime Angeles said given the campaign’s success in the Capital, where around 1,000 companies registered voluntarily and got certified, the BSA moves to Santiago to combat piracy in the country and to promote innovation.
He said studies have shown that violations to copyright laws jeopardize foreign investment and lowers the number of good jobs, the norm in the software industry, and that users of bootleg software are exposed to viruses, worms, cybertheft and other crimes.
“We know the current high rate of piracy concerns the Dominican Government, given that if we manage to reduce the piracy rate 10 points (from 79% to 69%), we could add US$47 million to the economy, increase the local technology industry’s income by more than US$31 million and generate an additional US$3 million in taxes necessary for the country’s development.”
Written by: jacirez 
, 1 Apr 2009 10:16 AM
From: Iran, Zähedän
This looks good on paper; but the reality is that paying US $5,000 for a legitimate copy of OutoCAD 2009 is well beyond the reach of many companies in the DR. One will be hard pressed to make the case for paying that much cash for a product that is readily available on any Bittorrent site...
Written by: Dominime, 1 Apr 2009 10:52 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Your right, buying legal software for DR businesses may not be viable unless they have government funding or government contract where money is not an option.
The normal guy on the street probably cannot afford to have legal software.
Unfortunately there is always a motive behind these kind of things, probably the small group of people who control licensing have links to the government. Where if successful there will be enough food for everyone if you know what I mean. I bet you could count in your hand how many people in the DR are official Microsoft distributors/integrators.
This was proved a few years back with Mr D Tavares and his buddy with the E Gov project, look that one up. The man himself had to stand up to the plate and swallow a piece of that to smooth it over.
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
why dont the cops in Santiago start busting some of the phony cigar manufacturers and counterfeit makers of Cuban cigars these things give the DR a bad reputation just like the phony weddings
Written by: xwill7, 1 Apr 2009 11:33 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
People don't care about this in DR. You can buy any movie, CD, and software on the street... The guys are selling the media in plain day light in front of the police...
Written by: brootto, 1 Apr 2009 12:01 PM
From: United States, South West Florida
what company is in dr probating jobs when it comes to software. none and also agree with jacirez, i also think that it does not affect dr in regard of profiting and job creation.
Written by: jacirez , 1 Apr 2009 12:14 PM
From: Iran, Zähedän
Does anyone knows if we "export" any of the pirated software found in the DR. And also, do we "make" these "pirated products" inside the DR...?
Written by: brootto, 1 Apr 2009 12:46 PM
From: United States, South West Florida
Jacirez what company produce or create any software in dr none, so what are you talking about export.
Written by: jacirez , 1 Apr 2009 12:54 PM
From: Iran, Zähedän
brootto,
Notice I used "create" and "produce" in quotes to denote piracy. If you can buy CDs/DVDs on the street, these CDs/DVDs have to come from somewhere. My question is: Are these CDs/DVDs produced in the DR (You can download the *.iso image from a bittorrent site; but you have to "burn" the image on a CD/DVD). If so, are they sold anywhere else other than DR...?
Written by: xwill7, 1 Apr 2009 2:21 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
Many of the boot leg items are similar in packaging and the blank discs used are the same brand. Someone must be producing them at a large scale
Written by: Edward, 1 Apr 2009 2:37 PM
From: United States, Faux News: Unfair Imbalance
I have over 2,000 illegal songs on my iPod...come and get me!! LOL!!
Written by: xwill7, 1 Apr 2009 2:42 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
They will find you and deport you back to DR... LOL
Written by: antonioj, 1 Apr 2009 3:39 PM
From: Canada, home safe
"Written by: gouletcolonial, 1 Apr 2009 11:26 AM
From: United States Virgin Islands, Fredriksted ,St Croix {old Brugal rum distillery]
why dont the cops in Santiago start busting some of the phony cigar manufacturers and counterfeit makers of Cuban cigars these things give the DR a bad reputation just like the phony weddings
"
Leave my rolexes alone, theyt look like the real deal. I will not open the door if they come for me
go Leafs
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
tonyj the coppers will huff and puff and blow the door down.and you will be in the Don Jail....then the Crown will send you to Guelph to the OR to make license plates.....and bubba your cellmate will take your phony rolex....Go Leafs
Written by: antonioj, 1 Apr 2009 9:08 PM
From: Canada, home safe
"Written by: gouletcolonial, 1 Apr 2009 8:37 PM
From: United States Virgin Islands, Fredriksted ,St Croix {old Brugal rum distillery]
tonyj the coppers will huff and puff and blow the door down.and you will be in the Don Jail....then the Crown will send you to Guelph to the OR to make license plates.....and bubba your cellmate will take your phony rolex....Go Leafs
"
GC having the choice of being his cell girlfriend, I would rather that he takes the rolexes jejeje I prefer maple or the west detention the food is better. Go leafs
Written by: belly51, 1 Apr 2009 11:51 PM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco y Houston,TX
For the software industry this could be a doble edge knife because people may start looking for alternative in Open Software and find out that the quality is much better than paid software.
From: Cuba, it is a secret the censors are looking for me
you get what you pay for ....rings true
Written by: belly51, 2 Apr 2009 5:40 PM
From: Dominican Republic, San Francisco y Houston,TX
gc
you get what you pay for ....rings true
Actually the quality of open source is much better due to the fact that Bugs in the software get fixed faster and the software cycles is about 4 times faster than any Software company. The cost for open source software is much lower because a lot of people who work on it do it because they like it and are not paid. Plus they are better organized and have a lot more people cordinating who is doing what. For example i can built a full working website in about 1 week if you take to a software company that would be 2 months just because i can coordinate better and aviods confusions going around. Most open source programmer are also a lot more experience and usually work as Lead programmers for software companies and do open source on their free time.
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The normal guy on the street probably cannot afford to have legal software.
Unfortunately there is always a motive behind these kind of things, probably the small group of people who control licensing have links to the government. Where if successful there will be enough food for everyone if you know what I mean. I bet you could count in your hand how many people in the DR are official Microsoft distributors/integrators.
This was proved a few years back with Mr D Tavares and his buddy with the E Gov project, look that one up. The man himself had to stand up to the plate and swallow a piece of that to smooth it over.
Notice I used "create" and "produce" in quotes to denote piracy. If you can buy CDs/DVDs on the street, these CDs/DVDs have to come from somewhere. My question is: Are these CDs/DVDs produced in the DR (You can download the *.iso image from a bittorrent site; but you have to "burn" the image on a CD/DVD). If so, are they sold anywhere else other than DR...?
From: United States Virgin Islands, Fredriksted ,St Croix {old Brugal rum distillery]
why dont the cops in Santiago start busting some of the phony cigar manufacturers and counterfeit makers of Cuban cigars these things give the DR a bad reputation just like the phony weddings
"
Leave my rolexes alone, theyt look like the real deal. I will not open the door if they come for me
go Leafs
From: United States Virgin Islands, Fredriksted ,St Croix {old Brugal rum distillery]
tonyj the coppers will huff and puff and blow the door down.and you will be in the Don Jail....then the Crown will send you to Guelph to the OR to make license plates.....and bubba your cellmate will take your phony rolex....Go Leafs
"
GC having the choice of being his cell girlfriend, I would rather that he takes the rolexes jejeje I prefer maple or the west detention the food is better. Go leafs
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you get what you pay for ....rings true
Actually the quality of open source is much better due to the fact that Bugs in the software get fixed faster and the software cycles is about 4 times faster than any Software company. The cost for open source software is much lower because a lot of people who work on it do it because they like it and are not paid. Plus they are better organized and have a lot more people cordinating who is doing what. For example i can built a full working website in about 1 week if you take to a software company that would be 2 months just because i can coordinate better and aviods confusions going around. Most open source programmer are also a lot more experience and usually work as Lead programmers for software companies and do open source on their free time.