Organized Crime Adopts Software Piracy

A anti-piracy raid uncovers organized crime links. Further evidence of how piracy has evolved from a hobby to a an illegal business. Crime syndicates would not be interested in piracy unless it was easy and profitable. There have been other studies that reiforced this. The below chart from UK National Criminal Intelligence Service data in 2004 showed the mark up associated with piracy goods when compared to Heroin and Cocaine was higher and had far lower risk of getting caught.