As remote work gains a foothold, the act of remotely accessing unlicensed software, known as "ghost piracy", has been on the rise, according to BSA, The Software Alliance, a non-profit advocate for the global software industry.
The issue of “ghost piracy” has been found to be rampant among design, creative, animation and engineering professionals in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam during the pandemic.
Working from home has not slowed the use of unlicensed software, particularly high-end software used in the engineering, design, and animation industries across the ASEAN region.
BSA , The Software Alliance reports that firms in Southeast Asia continue to flout software intellectual property laws