The
Business Software Alliance tries to fight against software
piracy. Founded in
1988.
BSA worldwide members include Adobe, Autodesk, Bentley Systems, Corel, Lotus Development, Macromedia, Microsoft, Network Associates, Novell, Symantec and Visio. BSA regional members are Apple (Europe) and Inprise (Asia). BSA's Policy Council consists of the aforementioned worldwide members and the following companies: Apple Computer, Compaq, IBM, Intel, Intuit and Sybase.