Microsoft ( MSFT - news - people ), which so rarely plays David, recently complained that rampant software piracy in China wasn't just for Chinese individuals earning a few thousand dollars a year.

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Asia is home to the world's three worst offenders in software piracy: China, Vietnam and Indonesia.

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In fact, stopping software piracy in Hong Kong may be far harder than it was in China.

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In 1995, the BSA estimated that around 45% of software was illicit (the high number reflects endemic piracy in Asia, particularly China).

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Rampant copyright piracy in Asia, especially in China, is a massive and intractable problem for the software, entertainment and luxury industries.

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Piracy is such a way of life in China that people are surprised when a movie, software package or handbag bought there is not ripped off.

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