Firms lack piracy policy

Hannah Breeze
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FAST research suggests companies have no guidelines on software misuse

More than two thirds of employers do not have a policy on illegal software, according to figures from the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST). FAST surveyed employees from 100 companies, of...

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