Guys ..We know that it is late for India to look into this serious matter of Software Piracy, but as the saying goes “Better late than never” ,India is taking some steps to control this menace .The rate of personal computer (PC) software piracy dropped in 2008 in about half (57) of the 110 countries studied, remained the same in about a third (36) and rose in just 16, according to the BSA-IDC Piracy Study conducted in 2008. However, the worldwide PC software piracy rate rose for the second year in a row, from 38 per cent to 41 per cent, largely because PC shipments grew fastest in countries such as China and India.

The  Government of India  has taken following steps to control software piracy. In India, the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of software is covered under Copyright Law, violation of which attracts both fine and imprisonment on a mandatory basis.

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Today, almost everybody knows how to earn money by placing ads or using “search engine” from Google on your web site/page/blog, etc. Even the government knows that. And we could easily see Government websites with Google Search engines – (*) Site Search, () Web Search.

But the point to be noted here your honor is

• People do the search,
• Google pays money for the ads clicked on the searched results

For all the .GOV.IN and .NIC.IN government websites, who takes the money ? I just want to know who’s the person? Is it the government using its own code to place search engines and getting all the money or is it some one else? We’ve got 2 options to find it out..

• Keep Thinking – You’ll never know!
• File an RTI – Let’s see If I’m able to do so!

Till then keep thinking!