REPORT PIRACY, EARN REWARD Source: The Financial Express

Eavesdropping on pirated software users and reporting the crime can now fetch you up to a cool Rs 5 lakh. All you need to do is call the anti-piracy toll-free number. Any individual can report under-licensing and/or use of illegal software at a workplace and qualify for a reward.

Launching an anti-piracy hotline toll-free number (1600-11-0033) on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Rights day, science and technology minister Kapil Sibal said, "In the last 20-30 years, there has been a movement in favour of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Protection of IPRs is needed to bring back the returns for those who make investments for generation of intellectual property," Mr Sibal said.

However, enforcement of laws towards protection of IPR related to all areas, including software and drugs, becomes difficult if needs of different communities are not taken care of, Mr Sibal said. "While on one hand, we say computerisation must reach every village, prices of software are high," he said adding, this leads to piracy.

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