The Financial Police with the operation “UNDERLI © Ensing” located in 9 provinces Italian 13 companies from the design, fashion, construction and architecture with pirated software . In collaboration with BSA carried out 22 inspections, 60% did emerge 144 software products illegally used . The soldiers of the Special Protection of Intellectual Property of the tax police, as a result, they seized 44 PCs at offices and facilities located in Turin, Milan, Bergamo, Bologna, Udine, Rome, Pesaro, Florence and Bari.
“Among the programs more ‘pirated’ were those produced by the software company Adobe, Autodesk, Microsoft, Ashampo, Robert McNeel & amp; Associates “, points out the note of GdF.
It should be noted that 10 business leaders have learned the hard way that piracy is a crime involving also severe financial penalties. In addition to its Criminal Law no. 633 of 1941 provides a “dispute administrative twice the market value of illegal software.” Against 13 companies have been imposition of sanctions for more than 280,000 euro .
“As noted by the Financial Police during these inspections brings out again the issue of legality, as is now clear, has a strong impact on the national economy and the competitiveness of our companies, “said Paul Valcher, president of BSA Italy.
” We are grateful to the Guardia di Finanza for its commitment to defend the rule of law and with it the correct competition among enterprises, today undermined by use of non-original products and solutions. We reiterate our full support in the upcoming campaigns that the Core will lead the Italian territory aimed at encouraging the spread of a culture of law in our country. “
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